Edward John FLOWERS

Regimental number560
Place of birthWallaroo, South Australia
SchoolPublic School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressHebbard Street, South Broken Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMrs Mary Jane Flowers, Mother, Hebbard Street, South Broken Hill, New South Wales
Enlistment date10 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameNo 1 Mining Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 20 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Electrical & Mechanical Mining Company
FateKilled in Action 29 June 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death25
Place of burialKemmal Chateau Military Cemetery (Row X, Grave No. 9), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
26
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Mary Jane FLOWERS. Native of Wallaroo, South Australia