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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, France Plot 1V, Row F, Grave 2 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (2), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, The South Australian National War Memorial, 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