Regimental number | 7256 |
Place of birth | Durham, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Electrical mechanic |
Address | Petersham, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M M Edwards, 13 Hopetoun Street, Petersham, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Tunnelling Companies, March 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/15/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Vic, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Worked as an Electrical Engineer before the start of the War. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hazelbrook, NSW |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Borre British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 21), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Margaret Ann EDWARDS; husband of Mrs M. EDWARDS. Native of Durham, England |