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Edward John STEWART

Regimental number4311
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
SchoolState School, Dana Street, Ballarat, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway employee
Address49 Barkley Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs M E Stewart, 49 Barkley Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed 2 years in Senior Cadets and 2 years in Militia.
Enlistment date7 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Light Railway
FateKilled in Action 22 April 1918
Place of death or woundingPoperinghe, Belgium
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXVI, Row G, Grave No. 5A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
26
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Christ Church Anglican Cathedral Roll of Honour, Ballarat, Victoria. Parents: John James and Mary Elizabeth STEWART, 129 Sturt Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousin: 6124 Pte Victor Harold WHITFORD, MM, Croix de Guerre (Belgium), returned to Australia, 5 September 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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