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Edward Rainey FERRIS

Regimental number18658
Place of birthAshfield New South Wales
SchoolBurwood Superior Public School, New South Wales
ReligionBaptist
OccupationClerk
AddressGordon Street, Burwood, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFather, E Ferris, Gordon Street, Burwood, New South Wales
Enlistment date10 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 7, Battery 26
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/35/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 11 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 12 September 1917
Place of death or woundingDickebusch, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death30
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XVII, Row I, Grave No. 12), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
15
Family/military connectionsNil
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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