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William George EDWARDS

Regimental number3502
Place of birthHilston, Cornwall, England
SchoolCrowan, Cornwall, England
Age on arrival in Australia26
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFather, B J Edwards, Pengegon, Camborne, Cornwall, England
Enlistment date4 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 13 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death30
Place of burialRue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 5), Fleurbaix, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Edward John Edwards, Lower Pengegon, Camborne, Cornwall, England

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