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Edwin Ezard BESWICK

Regimental number6725
Place of birthHull England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressGarfield, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinJ Beswick, Garfield, Victoria
Enlistment date16 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 October 1917
Date of death9 October 1917 (gassed)
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialNine Elms British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 3), Poperinghe, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
127
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary Elizabeth BESWICK, Garfield, Gippsland, Victoria. Native of Brandsburton, Yorkshire, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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