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Arthur Hilton EDWARDS

Regimental number6925
Place of birthBathurst, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarter
AddressDubbo, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Jane Edwards, Haymarket, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 March 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 March 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 16 June 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll6925A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialSt. Pierre Cemetery (Plot X, Row C, Grave No. 2), Amiens, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
125
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Campbell Joseph and Margaret Jane EDWARDS, Hilstone Cottage, Hornsey Road, Flemington, New South Wales. Native of Bathurst, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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