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Edward John MORTIMORE

Regimental number437
Place of birthTown Barsour, Manatow, Moretonhamp
SchoolNational School Manatow & Grammar School
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressEdge Hill, Bovey Tracey Devon, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinMother, Mrs A L Mortimer, Edge Hill Bovey Tracey Devon, England
Previous military servicePte Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry
Enlistment date4 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 November 1915
Place of death or woundingLone Pine, Gallipoli
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 18), Gallipoli,Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
102
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Alice MORTIMORE, Edgehill, Bovey Tracey, Devon, England. Native of Manaton, Moreton-hampstead, Devon
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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