Edward John SILER

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Service Number:	1907
Enlisted:	5 February 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	St Laborious Catholic School, Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Pottery employee
Died:	Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

5 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1907, 38th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1907, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1907, 38th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
19 Feb 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Belgium
11 May 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 38th Infantry Battalion, Belgium
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1907, 38th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines

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