EDWARDS, Thomas
| Service Number: | 3650 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 May 1916, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tibooburra, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Tibooburra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Tibooburra Public School |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 27 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
La Neuville British Cemetery II G 21, La Neuville British Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 4 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3650, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Broken Hill, New South Wales | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3650, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3650, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Son of Samuel Baker and Mary EDWARDS
Of Wolfram, Broken Hill, NSW
"...3650 Private Thomas Edwards, 32nd Battalion. A driver from Broken Hill, New South Wales, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 8th Reinforcements, from Adelaide on 12 August 1916 aboard HMAT Ballarat (A70) for Devonport, England. Following training in England he proceeded to France and joined his battalion on the Western Front near Longueville, France, on 6 March 1917. Pte O’Donnell was wounded in action near corbie, France, on 27 April 1918 and was evacuated to the 8th Australian Field Ambulance where he died of these wounds later that day. He was aged 23 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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