BRYANT, Edward
Service Numbers: | 1528, 1528A |
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Enlisted: | 29 February 1916, Narrabri, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Ashford, New South Wales, Australia, 17 June 1896 |
Home Town: | Ashford, Inverell, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 16 July 1917, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
29 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1528, Narrabri, New South Wales | |
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4 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1528, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
4 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1528, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
16 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1528A, 34th Infantry Battalion, Warneton, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1528A awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-07-16 |
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Son of William Bryant of Ashford via Inverell, New South Wales. Brother of 1523 Pte Albert Mowles Bryant (/explore/people/175273), 34th Bn, returned to Australia, 11 May 1919; 1524 Pte George Bryant (/explore/people/214874), Australian Employment Company, returned to Australia, 2 January 1919; 1527 Pte Harry Bryant (/explore/people/70639), 34th Bn, died of wounds, 19 May 1917
9 July 1917 - Disembarked Devonport
9 September 1917 - Taken on strength from 33Btn
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal