EDWARDS, Warren
| Service Number: | 6703 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 June 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, 28 April 1876 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School & Sydney University |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 April 1917, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, The Adelaide Club Great War Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 7 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6703, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6703, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Commemorated in North Road Church of England Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia.
Parents: John Richard and Amy Geraldine Edwards
Husband of Stephanie Edwards
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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Richard and Amy Geraldine Edwards; husband of Stephanie Edwards, of 41, St. Andrew's Rd., Bridport, Dorset, England.
Mr. J.R. Edwards, Solicitor, yesterday received word from the authorities that his eldest son, Private Warren Edwards, had been killed in action in France. Private W. Edwards, before enlisting, was secretary to Messrs. Elder, Smith and Co., in Adelaide. He leaves a widow and family.
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