William George Edwards

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First Name: 
William
Middle Name: 
George
Last Name: 
Edwards
Mother's Name: 
Mary Edwards (nee Wiley)
Father's Name: 
Charles Edwards
Date Enlisted: 
Saturday, December 4, 1915
Rank at Enlistment: 
Private
Rank at Discharge: 
Private
Unit: 
13th Battalion
Company: 
B
Service: 
Infantry
Awards: 
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Date of Death: 
Tuesday, August 29, 1916
Place of Death: 
Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France
Cause of Death: 
Killed in action
Details: 

William Edwards (Service No 5082) was born in Wollongong, N.S.W. around 1889.

William enlisted when he was 26 years old; he was single, worked as a farrier, and lived in Wollongong.

He embarked Sydney on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria with 16th Reinforcements, 13th Battalion, on 31st March 1916.  The troops arrived in Egypt and William was sent on to France with B Company, 13th Battalion soon after.

William was engaged in his first battle, for Mouquet Farm, when he was killed by an exploding shell.

There is no known grave for William; he is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneaux, France.

Sources: 
NAA: B2455, EDWARDS W G

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