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EDWARDS, Edwin Lawrence Moresby
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 594 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Norfolk Island, NSW, 8 August 1897 |
| Home Town: | Norfolk Island, Norfolk Island, Australian Territory, Norfolk Island |
| Schooling: | Norfolk Island |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | New Zealand, July 1973, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Purewa Public Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand Cremated and ashes returned |
| Memorials: | Norfolk Island Cenotaph, Norfolk Island RSL Roll of Honour, Norfolk Island Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 594, 5th Machine Gun Company, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 17 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 594, 5th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Omrah embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 594, 5th Machine Gun Company, RMS Omrah, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charls Robert Townes EDWARDS and Emily nee QUINTAL of 100 Acres, Norfolk Island
Husband of Ruth Roskill nee BAXTER
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