Regimental number | 254 |
Place of birth | Derby, Tasmania |
School | Derby State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Derby, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mrs George Edwards, 'Woodlawn', Derby, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He enlisted at Ennogera, Queensland on 26th April 1915 and left Australia on 24th May, 1915 with the 26th Battalion with which he served until the evacuation at Gallipoli. Was afterwards transferred to the 7th M.G. Company in France. He was wounded at Pozieeres and died of wounds on 10th August, 1916 at 4th General Hospital at Etaples." Details from Mother. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row D, Grave No. 12A), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Caroline EDWARDS of "Woodlawn", Derby, Tasmania |