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LAY, Edward George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 136 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia, 17 October 1890 |
| Home Town: | Ballan, Moorabool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 22 July 1966, aged 75 years |
| Cemetery: |
Creswick Public Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Ballan Presbyterian Church Honor Roll, Ballan War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 136, Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 136, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 136, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 136, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 136, 8th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
Edward (Ted or Sosso) Lay was the older brother of the more famous Capt Percy Lay MC, DCM, MM, CdeG, MiD
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