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ASKEW, Edward Duncan
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1539 |
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Enlisted: | 8 August 1915, Richmond, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, September 1880 |
Home Town: | Richmond (Q), Richmond, Queensland |
Schooling: | Rockhampton Central State School |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of Illness (pneumonia), Etaples, France, 8 September 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension Plot II, Row A, Grave 8, Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Estaires, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
8 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1539, Richmond, Queensland | |
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30 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1539, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
30 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1539, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
23 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
4 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
8 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1539, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
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