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WYLY, Edward John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 36090 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Field Artillery Brigades |
| Born: | Crafers, South Australia, 25 August 1883 |
| Home Town: | Crafers, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Crafers Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1918, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot 1V, Row F, Grave 2 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (2), Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yorketown War Memorial, Yorketown and District of Melville Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 36090, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 10 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 36090, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 36090, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 16 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 36090, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 36090 awm_unit: 4th Australian Divisional Ammunition Column awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-08-16 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
28 Oct 1909 - Edward married Grace Henrietta MacFarlane in the St George Church, Yorketown, South Australia
Medals: British War Medal and Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Aberfoyle Park High School
Edward's schooling was at Crafer's Public School. His job was to be a salesman. He enlisted on 8 September 1916 and was promoted in 1917.
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