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William EDDINS

Regimental number4112
Place of birthMarsh Green England
SchoolState School
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLoco fireman
AddressLoco Sheds, Southern Cross, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Edith Eddins, Garrett Road, Bayswater, Western Australia
Enlistment date4 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialValley Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 12), Vis-en-Artois, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
112
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Edith EDDINS, Garrett Road, Bayswater, Western Australia
Family/military connectionsUncle: Pte W Ayling, No. 3347, 51st Battalion, killed in action November, 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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