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David Arthur EDWARDS

Regimental number43
Place of birthMorphett Vale, South Australia
SchoolMorphett Vale Public School, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMill hand
AddressGuildford, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, John Henry Edwards, Morphett Vale, South Australia
Enlistment date3 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 19 October 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 16), Surrey, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Henry and Emma Edwards, Morphett Vale, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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