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FIELD, Edgar Alfred
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1693 |
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Enlisted: | 11 May 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Harris Park, NSW, 22 July 1889 |
Home Town: | Ashfield, Ashfield, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Roodwood State School |
Occupation: | Tram Conductor |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
11 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1693, 17th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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28 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1693, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
28 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1693, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Rebecca and Albert E FIELD, 'Vertis' 36 Hardy Street, South Ashfield, NSW
Edgar served in Egypt, Gallipoli and France where he was wounded 26 June 1916 at Bois Grenice and invalided to Chatham Hospital England afterwards having six months' light duty in England. He returned to France December 1916.