Edwards, Arthur Rowland

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B.E. : Major, 3rd and 4th Battns. A.I.F., Gallipoli and France. Enlisting as second-lieutenant 4th Battn. 14th September, 1914, and sailing in October, fought at Gallipoli from the Landing to the Evacuation, being transferred to 3rd Battn. in December, 1915. Crossing to France in March, 1916, served till wounded at Pozieres 27th July and invalided to Australia, arriving 3rd December, appointment terminating in June, 1917. Promoted lieutenant, 25th April, and captain in December, 1915; major, 29th June, 1916. S.U. Scouts, second-lieutenant, July 1914; lieutenant and hon. major, 1917.

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1914

Enlisted 14 Sep 1914
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Military service as Major at Gallipoli --, Turkey ; France --, France
1917

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1917
1928

Manager at Brisbane -- QLD, Australia 16 December 1928
1944

Death in Newcastle -Bar Beach Avenue- NSW, Australia 10 May 1944

Gender

Male

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