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EDWARDS, George Munro
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 99 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1914, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps |
| Born: | Waverley, NSW, 20 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Ashfield, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Barker College, University of Sydney |
| Occupation: | Articles Clerk |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1914: | Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 99, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 19 Aug 1914: | Involvement Private, 99, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1914: | Embarked Private, 99, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William James & Jeanie EDWARDS
Of Tinferen Rd, Ashfield, Sydney. NSW
George served with the First Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force in German New Guinea until February 1915. On returning to Australia he re-enlisted on 4th April 1918 in the Royal Air Force, and was promted to second-lieutenant in the following September. HE served in the R.A.F. in Egypt from April 1918 to July 1919.
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