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Harold Raymond George EDWARDS

Regimental number1442
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationWatchmaker
AddressBendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.9
Height5' 5.5"
Weight116 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Benjamin Edwards, 'Merlemont', Harkness Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 6 years in Junior and Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date5 February 1917
Place of enlistmentBendigo, Victoria
Rank on enlistment2nd Air Mechanic
Unit nameFebruary 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number8/15/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
FateReturned to Australia 6 May 1919
Discharge date16 July 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kaiser-i-Hind', 6 May 1919; arrived Melbourne, 16 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 16 July 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, EDWARDS Harold Raymond George

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