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EDWARDS, Herbert Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1179 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1914, Original of H Company |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, 8 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Daylesford, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Daylesford War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1179, 15th Infantry Battalion, Original of H Company | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1179, 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1179, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 1179, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1179 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-08 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Brother 2805 Private Harold Claude Edwards 29th Battalion AIF died of wounds 7 April 1917 age 21.
Brother 1028 Lance Corporal Edward Albert Edwards Army Provost Corps AIF M.M. (returned to Australia 1918)
All sons of Edward Arthur Edwards. Mother passed away in 1898.