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Edward Bertram DEWHIRST

Regimental number723
Place of birthPort Augusta, South Australia
Other NamesEdward Bertran
ReligionCongregational
OccupationDraftsman
AddressAugusta Street, Maylands via Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinSister, Miss M H Dewhurst, Augusta Street, c/o Mrs Ferguson, Maylands via Adelaide, South Australia
Enlistment date27 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAustralian Flying Corps, No 2 Squadron, C Flight
AWM Embarkation Roll number8/5/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll69th Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
FateDied of wounds 23 March 1918
Place of burialOuttersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 31) , Bailleul, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Roll of Honour, Shrine of Memories, Anzac Square, Brisbane, Queensland. Parents: Edward Nicolle Dewhirst and Annie Rosina DEWHIRST, 54 Hardy Street, Goodwood, South Australia. Native of Port Augusta, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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