WOOLLETT, Edwin Ernest
| Service Number: | 2246 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bombala, New South Wales, Australia , 22 August 1877 |
| Home Town: | Narooma, Eurobodalla, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 20 July 1916, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bodalla All Saints Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Narooma Soldiers Memorial School of Arts Hall, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2246, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2246, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2246, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 13 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2246, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2246, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Edwin Ernest WOOLLETT enlisted in the Australian Army on 05 Jul 1915. He was allocated to: 20th Battalion (Infantry), 4th Reinforcements 1st AIF. His Service Number was 2246.
He embarked from Sydney NSW on 30 Sept 1915, on board the HMAT Argyllshire, and saw action in Gallipoli before embarking to France, where his was killed in action on 26 Jul 1916, in a battle just outside of the town Pozieres, near Villiers-Bretonneux. His body was never found.
He is commemorated in the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, which is located about two kilometers north of the town of Villers-Bretonneux, on the east side of the road.
Edwin never married and had no children.
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