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EDWARDS, Harold Eustace
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2543, 1543 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 December 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW Previously issued with service number 1543 later changed to 2543 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Surrey, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Various Church School, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 20, 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
| 7 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2543, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW Previously issued with service number 1543 later changed to 2543 | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1543, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1543, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2543, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2543 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 22 years
Son of Margaret Louise Edwards of 33 Legard Street, Highbury Barn, England formerly of Holloway, London, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal