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EDWARDS, John Blair
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6017 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawkesdale, Victoria, Australia, October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Hawkesdale, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 15 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 17) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6017, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6017, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6017, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne |
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