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Albert John EDWARDS

Regimental number906
Place of birthPort Pirie, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressTorrensville, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 9"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Clara Edwards, Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMorphettville, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name10th Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 30 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Catherine EDWARDS
Discharge date22 October 1918
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 death26 August 1926
Age at death37
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, EDWARDS Albert John

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