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RICE, Edward Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4236 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Coast, New South Wales, June 1883 |
| Home Town: | Burringbar, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 9 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burringbar War Memorial, Murwillumbah War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4236, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4236, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4236, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Wounded Private, 4236, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell wound (head) | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4236, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4236 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"4236 Private Edward (Ned) Charles Rice, 47th Battalion... A labourer prior to enlistment Pte Rice embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Kyarra (A55) on 3 January 1916. He died of wounds on 9 August 1916. His two brothers were also killed in the First World War; and all within a year of each other." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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