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George Joseph Lewis EDMONDS

Regimental number2185
Place of birthWest Melbourne, Victoria
SchoolState School No. 2566, North Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressNorth Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, George Joseph Edmonds, 6 Boundary Road, North Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military service64th Infantry; Served in the Cadets and Citizen Forces
Enlistment date18 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name46th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/63/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 July 1917
Place of death or woundingHill 69
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialUnderhill Farm Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 17), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
141
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Edith Marie EDMONDS. Native of Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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