EDWARDS, Rita
| Service Number: | 109737 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftwoman |
| Last Unit: | Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
| Born: | Cooks Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 4 December 1916 |
| Home Town: | Coogee, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 14 December 1944, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wagga Wagga War Cemetery Plot A Row B Grave 13 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 15 Jul 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftwoman, 109737, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots | |
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| 15 Jul 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftwoman, 109737, Sydney, New South Wales | |
| 15 Jul 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftwoman, 109737, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"MRS. R. EDWARDS
Mrs. Rita Edwards, member of the W.A.A.A.F., was injured in a motor accident in Wagga on Ootober 13 and died in a military hospital. Aged 28 A.C.W. Edwards was the daughter of Mrs. A. M. Player, of Sydney, and Mr. J. Player of Newcastle. Her husband, Pte. Charles Edwards, is a prisoner of war in Malaya. Deceased is survived by three brothers, Frank (A.I.F.), Victor (Sydney), and Bill (Newcastle)." - from the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate 22 Dec 1944 (nla.gov.au)
"EDWARDS.- In loving memory of Pte. Charles Edwards, NX65917, died whilst P.O.W. in Malaya, May 28, 1943. Always remembered by his mother, brothers, and sisters.
EDWARDS.- In loving memory of A.C.W. Rita Edwards, 109737, accidentally killed at Wagga Wagga. Always remembered by her relatives." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 28 May 1946 (nla.gov.au)
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