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VERRAN, Edward John Hitchens
| Service Number: | 1270 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 March 1916, Snowtown, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Angle Grove, South Australia, 19 October 1883 |
| Home Town: | Blyth, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Blyth, South Australia, 21 January 1937, aged 53 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brinkworth Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Brinkworth WW1 & WW2 War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1270, Snowtown, South Australia | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1270, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1270, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 10 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1270, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Beatrice Mayo
Edward was the son of William Hitchins VERRAN and Mary Elizabeth COOPER and was born on 19th October 1883 at Angle Grove, South Australia [ref Book 314 / Page 433]
He married Elsie Amelia Caroline CARRUTHERS on 04th July 1927 at the Methodist Church, Yacka, South Australia [ref Book 312 / Page 53]
The Advertiser (Adelaide) Saturday 30 July 1927 Page 12
VERRAN–CARRUTHERS.–On the 4th July, at the Yacka Methodist Church of England, by the Rev. J. Statton, Elsie Amelia, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Carruthers, of Brinkworth, to Edward John, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Verran, of Brunswick.
Edward died on 21st January 1937 at Blyth, South Australia and was buried at the Brinkworth Cemetery, age 53 years [ref Book 587 / Page 432]
Monumental Inscription
In loving memory of William H. VERRAN Died 14th April 1936 Aged 84 years
ALSO
Edward J. H. VERRAN Beloved youngest son of above Died 21st Jan. 1937 Aged 53 years
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