Edwin BAVISTER

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Service Number:	4980
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
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ipswich Dinmore Roll of Honour

28 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4980, 25th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland
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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