EDWARDS, Peter George
| Service Number: | 4704 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Houghton, South Australia, 4 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Houghton Public School |
| Occupation: | Horse driver/Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Zonnebeke, Belgium, 7 October 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Daw Park Goodwood Road Methodist Church Honor Roll, Edwardstown District WW1 Roll of Honor, Houghton War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Unley Sturt Football Club WW1 Honour Roll, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 4704, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4704, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4704, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4704 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-07 |
WW1
The ANZAC edition of the AFL Record presents a list of persons who had played SANFL football, served their country and paid the ultimate sacrifice. Among the names mentioned is Peter G Edwards who played for the SANFL Sturt club 1912 to 1915 years prior to enlistment. Rest In Peace Lest We Forget
Submitted 27 April 2023 by Maxwell HILL
Biography
"...4704 Corporal Peter George Edwards, 27th Battalion, of Unley, SA... A horse driver and footballer with the Sturt Football Club before enlisting in January 1916, Cpl Edwards left Australia with the 12th Reinforcements in April 1916 and arrived in France for service on the Western Front in September 1916. He was killed in action during the Second Division's attack at Passchendaele on 7 October 1917, aged 26, and has no known grave..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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