Regimental number | 3506 |
Place of birth | King Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
Other Names | Percy Alfred |
School | Long Gully State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Edward J Edwards, 23 Inglewood Road, Ironbark, Bendigo, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Militia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Harbonnieres, France |
Age at death | 25.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 19), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 163 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Edward.John (d. 4 November 1923, aged 54; bu. Bendigo Cemetery) and Mary Ann (d. 24 June 1954, aged 84; bu. Bendigo Cemetery) EDWARDS, 23 Inglewood Road, Ironbark, Victoria. Native of Bendigo, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3507 Pte John William EDWARDS, 57th Bn, killed in action, 26 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |