Percy Alfred EDWARDS

EDWARDS, Percy Alfred

    Service Number: 3506
    Enlisted: 9 July 1915, Bendigo, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 57th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 21 December 1894
    Home Town: Ironbark, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
    Schooling: Long Gully State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Laborer
    Died: Killed in Action, Harbonnieres, France, 8 August 1918, aged 23 years
    Cemetery: Heath Cemetery, Picardie
    Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 19, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    9 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3506, 21st Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
    29 Dec 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3506, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
    29 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3506, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
    26 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
    15 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3506, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
    4 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3506, 57th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
    19 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3506, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, SW to left eye in front line at Steenvorde. Evacuated to hospital. Rejoined unit 26 November 1917.
    5 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3506, 57th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux
    25 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3506, 57th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux
    17 May 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3506, 57th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, No details. Remained with unit.
    4 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3506, 57th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory
    8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3506, 57th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens

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    Biography contributed by Robert Wight

    Commemorated in Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria.

    Parents: Edward John (d. 4 November 1923, aged 54; bu. Bendigo Cemetery) and Mary Ann (d. 24 June 1954, aged 84; bu. Bendigo Cemetery) EDWARDS, 23 Inglewood Road, Ironbark, Victoria. Native of Bendigo, Victoria

    Brother: 3507 Pte John William EDWARDS, 57th Bn, killed in action, 26 September 1917.

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