Edward John WYLY

Regimental number36090
Place of birthCrafer's, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSalesman
AddressGrange, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinWife, Mrs Grace Henrietta Wyly, Yorkestown, South Australia
Enlistment date8 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 28
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/128/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 9 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Division Ammunition Column
FateKilled in Action 16 August 1918
Date of death16 August 1916
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 2), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
21
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Elizabeth WYLY
Family/military connectionsNephew: 3689A Pte George Russell HAMBIDGE, 46th Bn, died of wounds, 8 August 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal