EDWARDS  R.V.

Given Names:  Ralph Vernon

               

Service Number:  499

Unit:  No. 2 Railway Operations Division                                                                           

Rank:  2nd Corporal                                                                                                        

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Age:  23 Yrs  7 Mths

Occupation:  Fireman                                                                                                     

Marital Status:  Married

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PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  10 In                   

Weight:  147 Lbs

Chest:  35-38 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Medium

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  15/1/1917

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs B Edwards

Main Street, Mornington, Victoria                                                                                     

Embarkation Date:  19/2/1917

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ballarat A70

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Leicestershire                                  

Embarked:  3/5/1919                                 

Disembarked:  21/6/1919

Unit:  Australian Flying Corps                                                                                                         

Rank:  2nd Lieutenant

Discharge Date:  29/7/1919                       

Place: 

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  63424

Victory Medal:  61520

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  9/5/1892

Place:  Brunswick, Victoria                      

Father:  David William EDWARDS            

Mother:  Ida May LEWIS

 

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

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SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

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WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

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