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EDGAR, Robert Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 325 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 November 1915, An original member of HQ group |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stanwell, Queensland, Australia, 13 April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Central Boys School, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 31 July 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Emerald War Memorial, Gracemere Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 325, 42nd Infantry Battalion, An original member of HQ group | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 325, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 325, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 325, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 325 awm_unit: 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-07-31 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His younger brother, 860 Sergeant John Wilfred Edgar 49th Battalion AIF was killed in action near Mouquet Farm on 14 August 1916, aged 23. They were the sons of Rockhampton saddler, John Douglas Edgar and his wife Elizabeth.