Regimental number | 6806 |
Place of birth | Oberon New South Wales |
School | Wollongong South Coast, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 259 Birrell Street, Bondi, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Edgar, 259 Birrell Street, Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Port Nicholson on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "His elder brother, William Robert Brien Edgar was recommended for distinction and secured his 1st Lieutenancy on the field of France." Details from Mother. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 1), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 29 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Susan and the late John EDGAR, Imperial Avenue, Bondi, New South Wales. Native of Oberon, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |