Edgar Sydney EMERY

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Other Name:	Emery, Edgar Sidney - Birth Records
Service Number:	13
Enlisted:	21 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Sergeant
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Magill, South Australia, Australia, 31 December 1895
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Magill Private and Public Schools. South Australia, Australia
Occupation:	Gardener
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I. Row K. Grave 71. Inscription: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN TO DIE FOR HIS FRIENDS
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Magill Honour Board, Magill War Memorial, Norton Summit War Memorial, Walkerville St. Andrew's Anglican Church Honour Roll

21 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 13, Depot Battalion (AIF), Keswick, South Australia
16 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 32nd Infantry Battalion
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 13, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
26 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 32nd Infantry Battalion
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 13, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 13 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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