Regimental number | 337 |
Place of birth | Brighton England |
Other Names | EDWARDS, Charies Edwin |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Clarendon Road, Brighton, Sussex, England |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Edwin Edwards, Clarendon Road, Brighton, Sussex, England |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Distinjguished Conduct Medal For gallantry as a volunteer stretcher-bearer, and later in bombing attack. Also good work on patrol duty. (Pozieres). Recommendation date: |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 24), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 99 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edwin and Annie EDWARDS, 76 Clarendon Road, Hove, Sussex, England |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |