Details

Torrington Richard EDWARDS

Regimental number	406
Date of birth	--/08/1894
Place of birth	Deepwater, New South Wales
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Hairdresser
Address	Armidale Street, Uralla, New South Wales
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	22
Next of kin	Father, T Edwards, Armidale Street, Uralla, New South Wales
Enlistment date	3 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	3 January 1916
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	33rd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/50/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll	Private
Unit from Nominal Roll	33rd Battalion
Fate	Returned to Australia 12 June 1919
Discharge date	1919
Family/military connections	Brothers: Private Wellington EDWARDS, Regimental No. 283, 2nd Battalion, returned to Australia 29 July 1915; Private Arthur Edward EDWARDS, Regimental No. 1656, 45th Battalion, returned to Australia 14 December 1918~
Other details	Enlisted at Armidale, New South Wales War Service: France, Western Front. Wounded several times while serving in France Returned to Australia on board 'Thermistocles', disembarking on 10 August 1919
Date of death	--/07/1972
Age at death	77
Place of burial	Liverpool, New South Wales

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