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CAIRNS, Edwin George Rutherford
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 87, 87A |
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| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Home Town: | Camperdown, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Aeroplane Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium Aeroplane Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
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World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 87, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 87, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 87A, 5th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 87A awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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