EDWARDS, Charles
| Service Number: | 2410 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, 30 May 1884 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Port Pirie West Public School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, London, England, United Kingdom, 22 October 1917, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2410, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2410, 48th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2410, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 23 Feb 1917: | Wounded Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, GSW (back) | |
| 15 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2410, 48th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| 15 Oct 1917: | Wounded Private, 2410, 48th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, 2nd occasion - GSW (leg) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles EDWARDS and Catherine nee THOMPSON
"Mrs. Charles Edwards, Junr., has received word through the Rev. H. Severn, that her husband, Private Charles Edwards has been killed in action. The late Private Edwards was one of a very well-known fighting family in Port Pirie, being the second son of Mr. Charles Edwards, of Port Pirie West, whose six sons — all the boys in the family — answered the call of their country. Mr. Edwards, Sen., was one of the early residents of Port Pirie, and the late soldier, who was 33 years of age, was born here. Some considerable time ago he worked at the Smelters, but in later years he followed the occupation of a barman, having been employed at the Exchange and Wakefield hotels, Adelaide. He leaves a widow and a baby son, for whom deep sympathy will be felt." - from the Port Pirie Recorder 29 Oct 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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