Edward Duncan ASKEW

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Service Number:	1539
Enlisted:	8 August 1915, Richmond, Queensland
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	5th Divisional Ammunition Column
Born:	Rockhampton, Queensland, September 1880
Home Town:	Richmond (Q), Richmond, Queensland
Schooling:	Rockhampton Central State School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of Illness (pneumonia), Etaples, France, 8 September 1916
Cemetery:	Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France Plot II, Row A, Grave 8, Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Estaires, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Richmond War Memorial

8 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1539, Richmond, Queensland
30 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1539, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
30 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1539, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
23 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade
4 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column
8 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1539, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column

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