Garvan, Edmund William

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Arts III : Lieutenant, 8oth Battery, R.F.A., B.E.F., France. Enlisting in England about July, 1915, was commissioned in Special Artillery Reserve 20th September and later posted to 80th Battery in France, where he was wounded. On recovery rejoined unit and served till death. Promoted lieutenant, 2nd May, 1916. Mentioned in Despatches. Killed in Action, Vimy Ridge, 23rd April, 1917, and buried in Lievin Communal Cemetery Extension, near Lens. Early education at Sydney Grammar School.

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Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
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Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
1915

Enlisted 1 Jul 1915 at Wingate, England --, United Kingdom
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Military service as Lieutenant at France --, France
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
1917

Death in Vimy Ridge --, France 23 April 1917

Gender

Male

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Headstone of Edmund William GARVAN, Lievan Communal Cemetery,France [ jpg ]

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