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Wolverton EDGAR

Surname
EDGAR
Given Names
Wolverton
Regimental No.
535
Place of Birth
1910
Age of arrival in Australia
Church of England School
Religion
Church of England
Occupation
Lumper
Address
Bunbury, Western Australia
Marital Status
Single
Age at Embarkation
36
Next of Kin
Brother, J. Edgar, Police Depot, Great Billing, Hants, England
Enlistment Date
10 September 1914
Enlistment Date from Nominal Roll
19 August 1914
Rank on Enlistment
Private
Unit Name
11th Battalion, E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll No.
23/28/1
Embarkation details
Unit embarked at Fremantle per Transport A11 'Ascanius' on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll
Private
Unit from Nominal Roll
11th Battalion
Fate
Killed in Action 25 April 1915
Place of death or wounding
Gallipoli, Turkey
Age at death
35
Place of Burial
Plugge's Plateau Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 7), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
62
Memorial Details



Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals:1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
"First to Fall" – Australian fatalities on 25th April 1915