Regimental number | 1621 |
Place of birth | North Sydney, New South Wales |
Other Names | Rupert Henry |
School | Highfield College, Turramurra, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Surveyor's assistant |
Address | Lands Department, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Edwards, Draftsman-in-charge, Lands Department, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT RMS Moldavia on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Division Artillery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 23.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Bapaume Communal Cemetery (Row I, Grave No. 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 16 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on St James' Roll of Honour, Sydney, New South Wales: '"He that loseth his life for my sake shall find it." Matthew 10:39. In memory of those associated with St James' Church who gave their lives in the Great War.' Parents: Charles and Henrietta EDWARDS, 'Toora', McMillan Road, Artarmon, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales |