Edward John (Ted) WYLY

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Service Number:	36090
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, France 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

8 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 36090, Adelaide, South Australia
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

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28 Oct 1909 - Edward married Grace Henrietta MacFarlane in the St George Church, Yorketown, South Australia

Medals: British War Medal and Victory Medal

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.