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KERWAN, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2307 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Guyra, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Hillgrove, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia, 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2307, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW | |
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| 17 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2307, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2307, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 17 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2307, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the arm (severe) and thigh. | |
| 23 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2307, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Edward KERWAN's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Enlisted and served under alias Edward FOX
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard Fox of Emmaville, NSW and Almyra Kerwan
Commenced return to Australia on 21 December 1917 aboard HMAT Persic disembarking on the 14 February 1918
During 1921 Edward married Ellen Morton at Emmaville, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal