Edgar WESTERWAY

WESTERWAY, Edgar

Service Numbers: 35335, 35336
Enlisted: 11 October 1916, Enlisted at Macquarie Plains, Tasmania
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 6th Medium Trench Mortar Battery
Born: Glenora, Tasmania, 1890
Home Town: Glenora, Derwent Valley, Tasmania
Schooling: Glenora State School
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 29 September 1918
Cemetery: Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile
Plot 11, Row D, Grave 16 Headstone inscription reads: He giveth his beloved sleep, Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bushy Park War Memorial, New Norfolk Loyal Prince Alfred Lodge Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

11 Oct 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 35335, Enlisted at Macquarie Plains, Tasmania
9 Nov 1917: Involvement Gunner, 35336, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1917: Embarked Gunner, 35336, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne
29 Sep 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 35335, 6th Medium Trench Mortar Battery, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 35335 awm_unit: 6th Australian Medium Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-09-29

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William Henry and Rhoda Catherine Westerway of Westerway, Tasmania; brother of William Linden Westerway who returned to Australia on 29 May 1919 having served with the 6th Field Company Engineers

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal