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Edwin Ernest DAW

Regimental number5997
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
Address246 Stokes Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Mr G Daw, 246 Stokes Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date12 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death19 January 1972
Age at death82
Place of burialJerilderie Cemetery, New South Wales

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