Edward Fred TOWNSEND

Badge Number: S11730, Sub Branch: RENMARK
S11730

TOWNSEND, Edward Fred

Service Numbers: 4591, S74939
Enlisted: 15 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: Volunteer Defence Corps (SA)
Born: Coventry, England, 18 August 1894
Home Town: Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia
Schooling: Aldridge School, England
Occupation: Carter
Died: Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 26 May 1970, aged 75 years
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials: Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4)
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World War 1 Service

15 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4591, Adelaide, South Australia
7 Feb 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4591, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide
7 Feb 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4591, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
9 Sep 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4591, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Grenade wound (both legs) - Accidental
7 Jun 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4591, 10th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

17 Apr 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, S74939
17 Apr 1942: Enlisted Private, S74939, Renmark, South Australia
18 Apr 1942: Involvement Private, S74939, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces
17 Oct 1945: Discharged Lance Corporal, S74939, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA)

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