Regimental number | 3088 |
Place of birth | North Fitzroy, Victoria |
School | St Johns (Catholic) School, Clifton Hill, Victoria |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 90 Park Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Bridget Edwards, l l Park Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne,Vic |
Previous military service | Served for some time Military (Voluntary System), North Fitzroy, about 1903. |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium (Passchendaele Clearing Hospital). |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Bedford House Cemetery Enclosure No. 2 (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 21), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 52 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard James and Bridget EDWARDS, 90 Park Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |