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Reginald EDWARDS

Regimental number6244
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBookkeeper
Address24 Adelaide Street, Woollahra, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, W. Edwards, 24 Adelaide Street, Woollahra, New South Wales
Enlistment date19 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 April 1918
Place of death or woundingMeteren, Stazella
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialOuttersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 7), Bailleul, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
29
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Elizabeth EDWARDS, Keinan Street, Waverley, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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