Edgar Ashton PAYNE

PAYNE, Edgar Ashton

Service Number: 2748
Enlisted: 2 August 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 55th Infantry Battalion
Born: Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 1883
Home Town: Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Public Schooling
Occupation: Tallyman
Died: Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery: Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais
Plot I. Row K. Grave 27. Inscription: IN REMEMBRANCE GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN BY HIS LOVING WIFE MARY ELLEN
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

2 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2748, Depot Battalion , Liverpool, New South Wales
2 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2748, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2748, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
16 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 17th Infantry Battalion
19 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2748, 55th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Caledonian"
29 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2748, 55th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2748, 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2748, 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2748, 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2748 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20

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