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Williams, Edgar (772)

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Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC

Age: 24 years 2 months

Enlistment Details: Friday, 21 August 1914 – South Melbourne, VIC

Service Number: 772            view online service record

Address:
323 Coventry Street
South Melbourne, VIC

Next of Kin:
Sarah Williams (mother)
323 Coventry Street
South Melbourne, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Wednesday, 21 October 1914
Ship: HMAT Orvieto A3
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion

Fate:
RTA: Sunday, 16 March 1919
Discharged: Monday, 14 July 1919

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2 Comments

  • Brian Membrey
    Posted July 21, 2016 11.54 am 0Likes
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    Educated Dorcas Street SS, South Melbourne, upholsterer, wounded at Gallipoli and also hospitalised with pleurisy

    • David Thompson
      Posted July 21, 2016 12.34 pm 0Likes
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      Keep up the good work Brian! It’s great to get these extra bits of information on these WWI soldiers.

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