EDWARDS, William John De Ranulph Glanville
| Service Numbers: | WX3667, WX3663 |
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| 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 |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Bombardier, WX3667 | |
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| 30 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), WX3663, 2nd/7th Field Regiment, Perth, WA | |
| 26 Aug 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Bombadier, WX3663, 2nd/7th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery |
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Add my storyBiography 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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