William John De Ranulph Glanville EDWARDS

EDWARDS, William John De Ranulph Glanville

Service Numbers: WX3667, WX3663
Enlisted: 30 May 1940, Perth, WA
Last Rank: Bombadier
Last Unit: 2nd/7th Field Regiment
Born: Peppermint Grove, Cottesloe, Western Australia, 23 January 1903
Home Town: Balwyn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling: Fremantle Boys School, Western Australia
Occupation: Machinist
Died: Killed in Action, Egypt, 26 August 1942, aged 39 years
Cemetery: El Alamein War Cemetery
Plot AII, Row E, Grave 30
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Bombardier, WX3667
30 May 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , WX3663, 2nd/7th Field Regiment, Perth, WA
26 Aug 1942: Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, WX3663, 2nd/7th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

William John de Ranulph Glanville EDWARDS was born in Peppermint Grove, Cottesloe, Western Australia on 23rd January, 1903

His parents were Horace James Gomez EDWARDS & Rose Amelia BYRNE who married in Perth, WA in 1894

He married Irene Doris BRITNALL in Perth in 1926

He enlisted in Perth on 30th May, 1940 and served with the 2nd/7th Field Regiment of the Royal Australian Artillery

William was Killed in Action in Egypt on 26th Auust, 1942 and is buried in the El Alamein War Cemetery

Inscription reads:  "A BRAVE & GALLANT SOLDIER"

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Two of his brothers served during WW1

1. Bevil Bernard James EDWARDS (SN 5350) he was Killed in Action in France on 2nd March, 1917

2. Gomez George Herbert EDWARDS (SN 1256) returned to Australia in 1917

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