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BAVISTER, Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4980 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 December 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 17 April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Dinmore, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 July 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Picardie IX. E. 15. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ipswich Dinmore Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4980, 25th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4980, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 5 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4980, 25th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 25 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4980, 25th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, To hospital - sick with scabies 4 May 1918 (per svc record) | |
| 11 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4980, 25th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", KIA 18 July 1918 vicinity Villers Bretonneux / Hangard Wood |
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