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EDWARDS, Albert John

Service Number:	906
Enlisted:	31 August 1914, Port Pirie, South Australia
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Pirie, South Australia, 11 August 1889
Home Town:	Torrensville, South Australia
Schooling:	Port Pirie West Public School
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Adelaide, South Australia, 26 August 1926, aged 37 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
Memorials:	Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1

World War 1 Service

31 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 906, Port Pirie, South Australia
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 906, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 906, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 906, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
22 Oct 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 906, 50th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Son of Charles EDWARDS and Catherine nee THOMPSON