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Eric William EDWARDS

Regimental number5882
Place of birthArarat, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBootmaker
AddressArarat, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Richard Edwards, Barkly Street, Ararat, Victoria
Enlistment date16 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 July 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death21 March 1981

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