John EDWARDS

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Other Name:	Jackson, Lionel John - Birth Records
Service Number:	3739
Enlisted:	14 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Motor Driver
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

14 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3739, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3739, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
26 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 2nd Training Battalion
15 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 59th Infantry Battalion
18 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3739, 60th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3739, 60th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3739, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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