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Ernest Albert EDWARDS

Regimental number5336
Place of birthBroken Hill, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCarpenter
AddressWallaroo Mine, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 4"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Edith E Edwards, Wallaroo Mine, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in Senior Cadets
Enlistment date18 May 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Ernest Arthur and Emily EDWARDS
Discharge date21 April 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ceramic', 25 January 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 6 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 21 April 1919.

War service: 2 years 339 days (of which 2 years 215 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death3 December 1931
Age at death33
Place of burialWest Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, EDWARDS Ernest Albert

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