EDWARDS, Arthur
| Service Number: | 1319 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1914, Lismore, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kintbury, Berkshire, England, 26 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Wollongbar, Ballina, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wickham County Council School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 10 September 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" At sea (HS Devanha) Lone Pine Memorial., Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lismore, New South Wales | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1319, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1319, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1319, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1895 Edwards Arthur Hungerford 2c 263
Age on arrival in Australia-17.3
Next of kin-Mother, Mrs A Edwards, High Street, Kintbury Hungerford Berks, England
Enlistment date-18 November 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll-16 November 1914
15th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number-23/32/2
Age at embarkation-21
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 22 December 1914
His mother provided the following…………."He went out to his brother. He had 5 other brothers serving in France. Two other brothers killed, 2......., one serving now. His father served in the 61st Infantry."
Age at death-19.9
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