EDWARDS, William George
| Service Number: | 3502 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camborne near Helston, Cornwall, England, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Cobar, Cobar, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Crowan Public School, Cornwall, England |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot I. Row F. Grave 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3502, Warwick Farm, New South Wales | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3502, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3502, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney | |
| 15 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3502, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3502 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
[Births Dec 1885 Edwards William George Helston 5c 178]
Arrived in Australia aged 26.
His younger brother Private Edward John Edwards, aged 25, Service Number 2811 also fell whilst serving with British forces in Mesoptamia.
He was with the 2nd/4th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. [16th January 1916.]
They were sons of Edward John and Sarah Ann Edwards, Lower Pengegon, Camborne. They are remembered on the Tuckingmill war memorial which stands outside the entrance to the parish church of All Saints, Tuckingmill.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Enlistment 4 August 1915-Private-4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 13 October 1915-he was then 29.
Unit from Nominal Roll-57th Battalion
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