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EDWARDS, David Eric
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 52892, S69725 |
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Enlisted: | 12 December 1917, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Born: | Kent Town, South Australia, 7 August 1897 |
Home Town: | Kensington Park, Burnside, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Bank clerk |
Died: | Coronary disease & Diabetes, Gleneg, South Australia, 30 July 1958, aged 60 years |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Columbarium Wall 22 Niche H017 |
Memorials: | Adelaide Savings Bank of South Australia Honour Roll WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
12 Dec 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 52892, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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10 Jun 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 52892, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
12 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 52892, 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
World War 2 Service
20 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Private, S69725, 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Adelaide, South Australia | |
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20 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, S69725 | |
21 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, S69725, 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
17 Feb 1944: | Discharged Corporal, S69725, 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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Son of George Morgan EDWARDS and Dora Caroline nee CONSTANDT