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EDWARDS, Charles Harrex
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5056, 5065 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 January 1916, Casula |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia, 25 February 1896 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram Car Cleaner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 28 March 1950, aged 54 years |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Eastern Drive Walls, Wall B - Returned Services Pav, Position 68 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5056, Casula | |
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| 5 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5065, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5065, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Sydney | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5056, 19th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, Shell wound right forearm (Severe - amputated) | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5056, 19th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
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