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Richard George EDWARDS

Regimental number2798
Place of birthKurdley, S.C. Line, Queensland
SchoolCoopers Plains State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarter
AddressSunnybank, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Mr William Edwards, Cooper's Plains, South Coast Line, Queensland
Enlistment date31 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 April 1918
Place of death or woundingSomme, France
Age at death24
Place of burialBonnay Communal Cemetery Extension (Row A, Grave No. 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Agnes EDWARDS "Rosedale", Cooper's Plains, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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