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WALL, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 17699 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | London, England, 11 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Manufacturer |
| Died: | Western Australia, 17 June 1979, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 17699, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Jul 1917: | Embarked Private, 17699, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Port Melbourne, Sydney | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 17699, 15th Field Ambulance |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sue Sautter
It was at Villers-Bretonneux in April 1918 that Edward was gassed. He said he was lucky because all the military hospitals were full and he was sent to a smaller ‘private’ hospital where one of the nurses used to massage around his eyes.
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