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EDWARDS, William Wellington

Service Numbers:	51877, S80733
Enlisted:	21 April 1942
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Port Broughton, 17 January 1897
Home Town:	Port Broughton, Barunga West, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Post Master
Died:	Natural causes, 2 September 1975, aged 78 years, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Dudley Park Cemetery, South Australia Dudley Park, Port Adelaide Enfield City, South Australia.
Memorials:	Adelaide Officers of S.A. Post, Telegraph and Telephone Department Great War Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

1 May 1918:	Involvement Private, 51877, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
1 May 1918:	Embarked Private, 51877, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 51877, 43rd Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

21 Apr 1942:	Involvement Private, S80733
21 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S80733
21 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Pt Broughton, SA
21 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Private, S80733, 7th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Port Broughton, South Australia.
8 Dec 1945:	Discharged Private, S80733, 7th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Discharged at the closure of the V.D.C. Corps at the end of WW2.
8 Dec 1945:	Discharged

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