Regimental number | 283 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Deepwater, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Uralla, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, C A Edwards, Uralla, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action at Dardanelles on 8 May 1915, admitted to hospital in Cairo and then invalided home to Australia ex Suez on hospital ship HMAT 'Hororata', 29 July 1915; disembarked, Melbourne, 25 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 8 January 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 30 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, EDWARDS Wellington |