George William EDWARDS

EDWARDS, George William

Service Numbers: 1531, 20731
Enlisted: 24 March 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
Born: Mackay, Queensland, 28 June 1893
Home Town: Eton, Mackay, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Sugar boiler
Died: Natural causes, Greenslopes, Queensland, 11 November 1953, aged 60 years
Cemetery: Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
Memorials: Eton War Memorial, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

24 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1531, Brisbane, Queensland
29 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1531, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1531, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane
4 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1531, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
5 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland
11 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, 20731, 9th Field Artillery Brigade ,

--- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''

11 May 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, 20731, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
19 May 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1531, 25th Infantry Battalion, GSW (face)
24 Sep 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 25th Infantry Battalion
27 Nov 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 25th Infantry Battalion
4 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion
14 Jun 1919: Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Field Artillery Brigade
21 Dec 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1531, 9th Infantry Battalion

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Married Army Nurse Amelia Jarvis THORN (32) at Earlsfield, Wandsworth, London on 27 Dec 1917

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