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EDWARDS, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 890 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Original H Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mill hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 890, 11th Infantry Battalion, Original H Company | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 890, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 890, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 2 May 1915: | Involvement ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Enisted and served under the alias of George EDWARDS
Brother
19601 Private John Edwards 10th Battalion Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) died of wounds 2 May 1916 age 34. Son of Alexander Edwards and his wife Jane Miller. Served in the South African Campaign with the King's Own Scottish Borderers Born at Barrow-in-Furness, England, 29 July 1881.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 235. 91037. Cemetery: CITY OF LONDON CEMETERY AND CREMATORIUM, MANOR PARK
(Canadian Virtual War Memorial)