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EDWARDS, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 826, 99 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion |
| Born: | Merino, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1880 |
| Home Town: | Merino, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Henty State School No 2020, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 12 December 1967, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Merino War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 826, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles |
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World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 99, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 99, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 99, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Oct 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 99, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bullet wound to foot | |
| 9 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, Transferred to France | |
| 13 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 99, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, RTA 5 November 1917 and medically discharged 13 March 1918 due to irregular heart beat. |
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