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EDWARDS, Frank Percival
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3545 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 April 1916, at Petersburg |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Quorn, South Australia, May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | 28 August 1971, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dudley Park Cemetery, South Australia TAK, 16, 0205 |
| Memorials: | Peterborough 'LOCO' S.A.R. Roll of Honor, Peterborough Uniting Church Porch Memorial Leadlight Window 1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3545, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Petersburg | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3545, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3545, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Frank Percival Edwards was a fireman born in Quorn, South Australia, around May 1890. Frank served in the AIF in 1916 when he was 25 years old.
His unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on the 12th of August 1916, Then returned to Australia 22nd of May 1919.
He was married to Sarah Matilda Edwards, who he had a son with named Keith C Edwards who was born in 1925. Frank Percival died at age 81, 28th of August 1971, and is now buried at Dudley Park Cemetery along with his wife and son.