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EDWARDS, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7256 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 June 1917, Place of enlistment - Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrical Engineer |
| Died: | By shellfire, Mont de Merris, near Strazlee, France, 19 July 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Borre British Cemetery Plot II, Row D, Grave 21, Borre British Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension, Franvillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 7256, Tunnelling Companies, Place of enlistment - Darlinghurst, New South Wales | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 7256, Tunnelling Companies, Embarked on HMAT 'A32' Themistocles from Melbourne on 4th August 1917 and disembarked Glasgow, Scotland on 2nd October 1917 and entrained to 143 Dtls P'house Camp | |
| 7 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Field Company Engineers | |
| 19 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 7256, 3rd Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7256 awm_unit: 3rd Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-07-19 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Husband of Mrs Millicent May EDWARDS and son of George and Margaret Ann EDWARDS.