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EDWARDS, Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2064 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 April 1916, N of K - father, Mr. John H. Edwards of Wedderburn |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Wedderburn, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Wedderburn, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Wedderburn Primary School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1986 |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Section South Lawn, Row C, Grave 230 |
| Memorials: | Wedderburn War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2064, 38th Infantry Battalion, N of K - father, Mr. John H. Edwards of Wedderburn | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2064, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2064, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2064, 10th Machine Gun Company, Battle of Messines, Facial wound "Magnus Opus" operations, Romarin, Messines Ridge | |
| 15 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2064, 10th Machine Gun Company, Broodseinde Ridge, Right Leg - severe | |
| 8 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 21 Jun 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2064, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, HMAT Konigen Luise, disembarked Melbourne 13 August, 1919 |
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