Regimental number | 3087 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Guildford, Victoria |
Occupation | Porter |
Address | Catherine Aberton, Jumbunna, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William S Edwards, Jumbunna, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the 48th Infantry Bn (Kooyong), Citizen Military Force. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Australia, 26 November 1915. Joined the 57th Bn in Egypt, 23 February 1916; transferred to 5th Pioneer Bn, Tel-el-Kebir, 4 March 1916. Embarked from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 June 1916. Wounded in action (mustard gas), 17 April 1918; transferred to England, 21 April 1918, and admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Southampton, 22 April 1918. Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 14 June 1918. Discharged to No. Command Depot, Hurdcott, 17 June 1918. Admitted to Brigade Hospital, Hurdcott, 28 June 1918 (influenza); discharged to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 21 August 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Sardinia', 19 October 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 27 December 1918; discharged (invalid), Melbourne, 20 February 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 83 |
Place of burial | Cremated: Fawkner Crematorium, Melbourne, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, EDWARDS William Stafford |