Edgar Lawrence AMOR

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Service Numbers:	311, S85271
Enlisted:	21 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Norwood, South Australia, 7 January 1893
Home Town:	North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Wire Mattress Maker
Died:	Norwood, South Australia, 8 December 1952, aged 59 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval
Memorials:

21 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 311, 4th Field Bakery
4 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private

20 Feb 1943:	Involvement Private, S85271
20 Feb 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S85271, 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Toorak Gardens , SA
20 Feb 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S85271
28 Aug 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

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Son of John Thomas AMOR and Kate Florence nee MUNNS

Edgar Lawrence Amor was born in Adelaide 7th January 1893 and lived in Norwood and worked as a wire mattress maker

After he enlisted, but before he went to fight, he married Eva Lillian Gladys Amor on September 18, 1915.

Before he left, his mother Kate Amor and her friends hosted him a farewell party.

He left Australia 18th November 1915 on board HMAT Geelong and arrived in Suez on the 18th of December, 1915.

He was transferred to the 4th field bakery on 20/3/1916

On 6/8/1916 he was taken to hospital with tonsilitis

He then rejoined the unit on 14/8/1916

On 10/11/1916, he got in trouble for being drunk while on active service

As punishment for this, he was deprived of 4 days of pay.

He is again taken to the hospital for sickness on 27/10/1917.

He then rejoined the unit on 22/1/1918

He then returned to Australia via Sardinia on 19/4/1919

Finally, he was discharged from military service on 4/8/1919

A newspaper article mentioning the dissolution of his marriage was published on 8/11/1919.