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Edgar Robert FERRELL

Regimental number5339
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGanger
AddressProspect, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 7"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Florence J Ferrell, 20 Pulsford Road, Prospect, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date29 May 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 February 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ascarius', 9 February 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 21 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide 17 August 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death13 December 1926
Age at death42
Place of burialCleve Cemetery, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, FERRELL Edgar Robert

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