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Ernest Alfred EDWARDS

Regimental number94
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPipe fitter
AddressClifton Hill Tram Sheds, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinSam Edwards, Clifton Hill Tram Sheds, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date20 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name2nd Field Company Engineers
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on 21 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Motor Transport Section
FateReturned to Australia 24 September 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Earnest
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death19 October 1954
Place of burialFawkner Cemetery

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