Edwin William HARMAN

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Service Number:	2692
Enlisted:	17 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 19 April 1890
Home Town:	South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Malvern Road State School No.1467, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 26 August 1916, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Serre Road Cemetery No.1 VII H 17
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

17 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2692, 21st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
5 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2692, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Moldavia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2692, 21st Infantry Battalion, RMS Moldavia, Melbourne
19 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2692, 21st Infantry Battalion, Alexandria, Egypt, proceed to join BEF. 26 March, 1916, disembarked Marseilles, France
29 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2692, 21st Infantry Battalion, Edwin was one of a party of approximately 250 who carried out a raid at midnight of 29/30 June
26 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2692, 21st Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, His friends reported that he was badly injured by a shell when going over the top of a trench, and died on a stretcher before reaching a dressing station

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Son of William and Emma Julia HARMAN, 38 Robinson Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria

NOT GONE FROM MEMORY OR FROM LOVE SAFE IN OUR FATHER'S HOUSE ABOVE