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EDWARDS, Charles Crichton

Service Number:	1700
Enlisted:	17 May 1915
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales
Schooling:	North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Motor Mechanic
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

World War 1 Service

17 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 20th Infantry Battalion
19 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 1700, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
19 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 1700, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney
9 Oct 1917:	Involvement Second Lieutenant, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-09

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