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Edmund Holt EASTHER

Regimental number62310
Place of birthGordon, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationPostman
AddressQuorn, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 5.5"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinFather, G Easther, Quorn, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 June 1918
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th South Australian Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 31 August 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 September 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date26 November 1919
Other details

War service: England

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Denison', 25 September 1919; disembarked, Melbourne, 13 Novembewr 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 26 November 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death20 March 1972
Age at death72
Place of burialBarmera Cemetery
SourcesNAA: B2455, EASTHER Edmund Holt

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