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RICE, Edgar George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 439 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bridport St, Albert Park, Victoria, 27 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Repatriation Hospital, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 6 May 1945, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Bridgewater Brass Band Roll of Honour, Bridgewater Memorial Hall & Honour Roll, Bridgewater North State School Roll of Honor, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 439, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 439, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 439, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 16 May 1915: | Embarked 8th Light Horse Regiment, in Egypt on the Menominee to join the M.E.F. Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW left thigh | |
| 12 Nov 1917: | Embarked at Suez on the Wiltshire for return to Australia - Left Urethral Calculus | |
| 25 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 439, 8th Light Horse Regiment |
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