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KEAR, Edmund John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2440 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1916, Bathurst |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, 10 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Mudgee Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 20 March 1961, aged 66 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Gulgong and Mudgee District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2440, 54th Infantry Battalion, Bathurst | |
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| 30 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2440, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2440, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2440, 54th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Shell wound left thigh | |
| 18 Jan 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2440, 54th Infantry Battalion, HT Margha, England for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney 9 March 1919 | |
| 1 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2440, 54th Infantry Battalion |
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