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EDWARDS, Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 864 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wellington, New Zealand, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Helensburgh, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 22, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 864, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 864, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 864, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Residential address at the time of enlistment was C/- Mrs Dermott of Helenburgh, NSW
Son of Mrs E. McCartie of Willis Street, Wellington, NZ
Next of kin was given as a brother who was residing at Taranaki, North Island, NZ
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal