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Edgar James KOCH

Regimental number2096
Place of birthElmore Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressColbinabbin West, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinWife, Mrs Julia Koch, Rushworth, Victoria
Enlistment date18 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Recommendation date: 24 January 1919

FateReturned to Australia 2 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death16 April 1976

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