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EDWARDS, Orlando
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5681 |
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Enlisted: | 14 February 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Meeniyan, South Gippsland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Meeniyan State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Meeniyan Cenotaph, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5681, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
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4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5681, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5681, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
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