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EDDINS, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4112 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, Place of enlistment - Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marsh Green, Kent United Kingdom, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Southern Cross, Yilgarn, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, Somme Sector, France, 29 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Valley Cemetery, Vis-En-Artois Row C, Grave 12, Valley Cemetery, Vis-en-Artois, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bayswater War Memorial, Southern Cross Honour Roll, Southern Cross War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4112, 28th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4112, 28th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A38' Ulysses from Fremantle on 1st April 1916, disembarking Egypt. | |
| 29 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4112, 28th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on Tunisian from Alexandria, Egypt on 29th May 1916, disembarking Marseilles, France on 5th June 1916 to join British Expeditionary Force. | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4112, 28th Infantry Battalion, Killed in action |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of William Samuel and Edith EDDINS, of Garrett Road, Bayswater, Western Australia.
Born in United Kingdom, 18 years old when arrived in Australia.