Edgar SCANLON

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Service Number:	2904
Enlisted:	23 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Singleton, New South Wales, Australia , 1894
Home Town:	Pyrmont, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	St Bede's and St Francis' Xavier School, Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Horse driver
Died:	Killed in action, Gueudecourt, France, 4 February 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

23 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2904, 13th Infantry Battalion
30 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2904, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2904, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney

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