Edgar Erle MAGRIN

Regimental number4835
Place of birthDungog, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTelegraph operator
AddressChronicle Office, Wingham, Manning River, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31.10
Height5' 5"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs. E. Magrin, 'Kiaora,' Ocean Street, South Bondi, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date29 November 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 November 1915
Place of enlistmentCasula, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 November 1916
Discharge date9 March 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wiltshire', 12 November 1916; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, face, right thumb and thigh), Sydney, 9 March 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 October 1949
Age at death65
Place of burialSmithfield Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, MAGRIN Edgar Erle