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OUTERBRIDGE, Edward Stephen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2785 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wardell, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Wardell, Ballina, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wardell Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Name appears on Panel 27. Originally buried east of Messines but could not be re-located |
| Memorials: | Alstonville War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Wardell Public School Great War Honour Roll, Wirrabara District WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2785, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 1 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2785, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2785, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, From 15th Battalion | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 2785, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2785 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Stephen Arthur Outerbridge and Martha Outerbridge, of Wardell, NSW.
Next of kin given as his eldest brother Arthur Frederick Outerbridge of Meersham, Victoria.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal