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EDGAR, Walter Edmund Swan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 676 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 February 1915, Broadmeadows, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Edenhope, Victoria, Australia, 7 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Mornington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 676, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Broadmeadows, Vic. | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 676, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 676, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 22 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 676, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt | |
| 31 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 4 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Honoured Military Cross, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 Date: 29 June 1917 | |
| 12 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW to arm. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 20 July 1917. | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 1 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 57th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 57th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 57th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 57th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 9 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 57th Infantry Battalion, RTA 10 December 1918 and discharged (TPE). |
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Awarded Military Cross
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103
Date: 29 June 1917
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