Albert James EDWARDS

Regimental number7478
Place of birthBrisbane Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressCarlton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinAunt, Miss E Russell, Hector Street Wanneroo Road, Leederville, Western Australia
Enlistment date2 July 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/6
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 August 1918
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot VI, Row H, Grave No. 17), Harbonnieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Correct name stated to be BRIDGE. A.E. Nephew of Mrs E. Russell, Hector Street, Osborne Park, Western Australia. Born at Albion, Queensland
Other details

See BRIDGE A E true family name War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal