William EDGAR DCM

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EDGAR, William

Service Number:	10
Enlisted:	20 August 1914
Last Rank:	Regimental Sergeant Major
Last Unit:	1st Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Londonderry, Ireland, 17 March 1876
Home Town:	Semaphore, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	School Certificate 4th Class 24 Feb 1894
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 28 May 1918, aged 42 years
Cemetery:	Ebblinghem Military Cemetery Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 31, Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, Ebblinghem, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Semaphore Port Adelaide Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour WW1

World War 1 Service

20 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 10, 10th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 10, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 10, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
28 Apr 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 10th Infantry Battalion
4 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 10, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Arrived at Malta 4 May; exact date of wound not known. GSW Thigh.
13 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Machine Gun Company
28 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Regimental Sergeant Major, 10, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , German Spring Offensive 1918
28 May 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Regimental Sergeant Major, 10, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10 awm_unit: 1st Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Regimental Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1918-05-28
3 Jun 1918:	Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal

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Biography contributed by Glenunga International High School

He was born in Londonderry, Ireland. He came to Australia at the age of 38. His religion was Presbyterian and he worked there as a labourer. He lived in Glanville Blocks, Semaphore, South Australia. He enlisted in the 10th battalion, Machine Gun Section at the time of WW1 on 19th August, 1914. He died of wounds on 28th May, 1918 in France. He was buried in Ebblinghem Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 31), France.

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