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Edgar Collin FAIRBAIRN

Regimental number6751
Place of birthHampton on Thames, Surrey, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressStreaky Bay, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Fairbairn, 1 Outram Road, Croydon Surrey, England
Enlistment date22 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 7 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 15 October 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 11A), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
59
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Marion FAIRBAIRN, 1 Outram Road, Croydon, Surrey, England. Native of Croydon, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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