Edward William MASTERSON

Regimental number720
Place of birthIpswich, England
Age on arrival in Australia15
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMarket gardener
Addressc/o W Bunny, Clayton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinSister, Miss Daisy Jerome Masterson, 12 Amhurst Park, London, England
Enlistment date23 February 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 6, Reinforcement 13
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/11/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 21 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 22 March 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Rosenberg Plateau Plots) (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 16), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
99
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Sarah MASTERSON