Edward BAWDEN

BAWDEN, Edward

Service Number: 673
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 8th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Kensington, Vic., 1891
Home Town: Coburg, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling: Coburg State School
Occupation: Turner and Fitter
Died: Killed in Action, Egypt, 9 August 1916
Cemetery: Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
B 93, Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coburg Football Club Roll of Honor, Pascoe Vale War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

25 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 673, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
25 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 673, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
9 Aug 1916: Involvement Sergeant, 673, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 673 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-09

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Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

Son of John and Agnes Moffatt BAWDEN

GREAT SACRIFICE MADE
While fighting the Turks on the Sinai Peninsula Sergeant E. M. Bawden, of the Australian Light Horse, was killed. Sergeant Bawden, who was the second son of Mrs J. Bawden, of Pascoe Vale, enlisted in the early
days of the war, and quickly gained promotion. After serving in Egypt ho took part In the Gallipoli campaign. On returning to Egypt he went into action with his regiment on the Sinai Peninsula, where he met his death.

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