Allan Parish EDWARDS MM

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Service Number:	4343
Enlisted:	28 September 1915, Holsworthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia, 8 September 1883
Home Town:	Moonan Flat, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Shearer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 18 June 1918, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck I F 4
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South West Rocks Honour Roll, South West Rocks War Memorial

28 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4343, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Holsworthy, NSW
30 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 4343, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
30 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 4343, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
18 Jun 1918:	Involvement Private, 4343, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4343 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-18

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A Memorial Tablet was placed under a Norfolk Island Pine in Sturt St, South West Rocks. In 1927 Sturt St was renamd Memorial Avenue and rededicated.