Regimental number | 906 |
Place of birth | Port Pirie, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Torrensville, Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Clara Edwards, Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Morphettville, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, H Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Catherine EDWARDS |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 30 January 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 21 March 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 22 October 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 37 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, EDWARDS Albert John |