WATERS, Edgar
| Service Number: | 3515 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Milton, Gravesend, Kent, England., 1892 |
| Home Town: | Stanmore, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Loco fireman [formerly seaman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3515, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3515, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 3515, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3515 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
53rd Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 1st Battalion, 11th Reinforcementv
Births Mar 1892 Waters Edgar Gravesend 2a 509.
He was 26 and the son of Thomas and Minnie Waters; husband of [Matilda]May Waters, of 30, Bruce St., Stanmore, New South Wales. They had one son.
Address:93 Percival Road, Stanmore, Sydney, New South Wales
Age at embarkation-23
Next of kin Wife, Mrs M Waters, 93 Percival Road, Stanmore, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date-12 July 1915.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915.
Honoured on the Bexley Roll of Honour and on Bexleyheath War Memorial, Christ Church Bexleyheath War Memorial panels
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