Sydney Edward Edwards
First Name:
Sydney
Middle Name:
Edward
Last Name:
Edwards
Mother's Name:
Ada Edwards
Father's Name:
Henry Edwards
Date Enlisted:
Friday, April 27, 1917
Rank at Enlistment:
Private
Rank at Discharge:
Private
Unit:
1st Battalion
Company:
Imperial Camel Corps
Service:
Cavalry
Awards:
British War Medal
Victory Medal
1914/1915 Star
Date of Death:
Sunday, September 16, 1962
Place of Death:
Sydney, NSW
Details:
Sydney Edwards (Service No 3151) was born in Sydney, NSW in 1900.
At the time of enlistment he stated he was a single, 18 years of age and employed as a Bootmaker in Wollongong, NSW and had previously served as a Cadet.
Sydney embarked on HMAT A15 - Port Sydney with the April 1917 Reinforcements on 9 May 1917. He arrived in Egypt on 20 June 1917 and was posted to the 1st Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps on 5 September 1917.
Sydney saw service in Egypt and the Middle East. He was transferred to 14th Light Horse on 1st July 1918 after a reorganisation within his Battalion.
He was returned to Australia in August 1919 where he was discharged.
Sources:
NAA: B2455, EDWARDS S E
