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Edward LIDDELL

Regimental number2712
Date of birth25 October 1890
Place of birthBairnsdale, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlumber
AddressBairnsdale, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.4
Height5' 6.5"
Weight109 lbs
Next of kinFather, J T Liddell, Dawson Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of defective teeth)
Enlistment date18 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 May 1916
Place of enlistmentSale, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name46th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/63/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 20 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 24 December 1918
Discharge date1 October 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 19 September 1918 (gun shot wound, right elbow).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Takada', 24 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit, wounded), Melbourne, 1 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No V359798.
SourcesNAA: B2455, LIDDELL Edward

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