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EAST, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1654, V91519, V18140 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Elaine, Victoria, Australia, 23 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Elaine, Moorabool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 7 August 1973, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Elaine & District Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1654, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1654, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1654, 58th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 21 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V91519 | |
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| 4 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V18140 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by VWM Australia
When Edward East was born on November 23, 1893, in Elaine, Victoria, Australia, his father, Richard, was 39 and his mother, Harriet, was 29. He married Florence Brice Harrison in 1920 in Victoria, Australia. He died on August 7, 1973, in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 79. - Ancestry Family Tree
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