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Edward ERWIN

Regimental number120
Place of birthCrosbie, Victoria
SchoolCrosbie State School, Crosbie, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationHorse trainer
AddressToolleen, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Erwin, Toolleen, Victoria
Enlistment date17 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 31 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death36
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 49), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
99
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Mary ERWIN. Native of Crosbie, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousin: William Erickson, Fosterville, Victoria

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