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Richard George Charles EDWARDS

Regimental number6332
Place of birthLaunceston, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address76 Kent Street, Richmond, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinWife, Mrs Edna Edwards, 76 Kent Street, Richmond, Victoria
Enlistment date3 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 September 1918
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
96
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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