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Edward TIMINS

Regimental number69
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSlater
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation49.6
Height5' 4.5"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinMrs M Fitzsimmons, 13 Ince Road, Liverpool, England
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year 8 months in Royal Engineers.
Enlistment date5 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Infantry Battalion, Tropical Unit, New South Wales Quota
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Eastern on 28 November 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll460
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
FateReturned to Australia 9 January 1918
Discharge date2 July 1918
Other details

War service: Rabaul.

Commenced return to Australia on board SS 'Melusia', 9 January 1918; arrived Sydney, 16 January 1918; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 2 July 1918.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death7 January 1940
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, TIMINS Edward

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