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Alfred George EDWARDS

Regimental number57249
Date of birth19 September 1880
Place of birthIpswich, Queensland
OccupationHorseman
AddressRoderick Street, Ipswich, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation37
Height5' 3"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Edith Priscilla Edwards, Leichhardt Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date22 April 1917
Place of enlistmentIpswich, Queensland
Unit name4th General Service Reinforcements (Egypt) (Queensland)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 17 August 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 22 July 1919
Discharge date14 September 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Morvada', 22 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 28 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 14 September 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, EDWARDS Alfred George

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