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MCWHA, Edgar Harper
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3517 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 March 1915, Charleville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Saddler Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Division Headquarters |
| Born: | Charleville, Queensland, 20 May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Charleville, Murweh, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Saddler |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 20 February 1976, aged 82 years |
| Cemetery: |
Albany Creek Memorial Park-Cemetery & Crematorium, Queensland Plot: Wall 3, Section 22 |
| Memorials: | Charleville War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3517, Charleville, Queensland | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Saddler Sergeant, 3517, 7th Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Saddler Sergeant, 3517, 7th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Saddler Sergeant, 3517, 7th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Saddler Sergeant, 2nd Depot Battalion, Attached to 2nd Aust. Div. Base Depot | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Saddler Sergeant, 7th Field Ambulance | |
| 21 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Saddler Staff Sergeant, 4th Division Headquarters, Attached to 4th Division Training | |
| 21 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Saddler Staff Sergeant, 4th Division Training | |
| 15 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Saddler Staff Sergeant, 3517, Cessation of hostilities |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
Between the period of 10 April 1919 to 10 October 1919, S/S/Sgt. Edgar H. McWha was granted leave with pay to pursue non-military employment (NME) training to gain the skills in Harness Making.
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