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Edward Albert TEPPER

Regimental number1052
Date of birth14 October 1884
Place of birthDimboola, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrocer
AddressNewry, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 6"
Weight121 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Tepper, Murtoa, Victoria
Enlistment date23 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 27 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date4 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Rio Pardo', 27 May 1919;

discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 4 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: enlisted, 27 December 1940; discharged, 25 October 1945, as V91762 Pte, 9th Garrison Company.
Date of death31 May 1956
Age at death71
Place of burialMurtoa Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, TEPPER Edward Albert

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