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EDWARDS, Sydney Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3333 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Laidley, Queensland, 20 January 1886 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 April 1918, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Marian Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3333, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3333, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3333, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 29 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3333, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (arm) | |
| 13 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3333, 49th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3333 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-05 |
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