SAWER, Edgar Geoffrey
| Service Number: | 7 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 12th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Bradford, England, 2 October 1877 |
| Home Town: | Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Leeds University, England |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Efects of gastric ulcer, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 May 1918, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria C.E. ZA 822 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant Major, 7, 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, Staff Sergeant Major, 7, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant Major, 7, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 12th Machine Gun Company | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Honoured Military Cross, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), For consistent, thorough and good work, in raising and training his company and subsequently commanding it in action at Fleurbaix... | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 12th Machine Gun Company, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 1 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 12th Machine Gun Company | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Embarked Major, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, SS Indarra, Melbourne | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 12th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 12th Brigade Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Major awm_died_date: 1918-05-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
"A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HERO. CAPTAIN SAWER'S DEATH.
Major Edgar Geoffrey Sawer, M.C., of the 12th Machine Gun Company, who re turned to Melbourne on May 22, died on May 31 at the Caulfield Military Hospital. He had been seriously ill since he landed here, Major Sawer enlisted in South Australia on April 28, 1915, giving his occupation as that of a soldier. He was then 25 years of age. He was attached to the 48th (South Australian) Battalion, and after serving on Gallipoli went, to France, where he was promoted to the rank of captain and subsequently major. He visited Australia on sick leave last year and returned to the front. He was decorated by the King at Buckingham Palace in July, 1917, having won his Military Cross in the previous year. The funeral was with full military honors." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 08 Jun 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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