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Bacchus Marsh
Avenue of Honour

Sapper William Bertrand Edwards

1894
Born at Bacchus Marsh, VIC
12/11/1915
Enlisted in the AIF, 2nd Reinforcements, 5th Field Company Engineers, aged 21
17/12/1915
Embarked aboard the HMAT A35 Berrima
18/3/1916
Transferred to the 12th Field Company, Engineers - Egypt
4/6/1916
Embarked from Alexandria, Egypt
11/6/1916
Disembarked at Marseilles, France
2/9/1916 - 9/9/1916
To hospital, sick - synovitis - France
5/11/1916 - 9/11/1916
To hospital, sick - synovitis - France
18/1/1917
Promoted to Lance Corporal
21/1/1917
Detached for duty with 4th Division Headquarters
29/1/1917
Rejoined unit and revert to Sapper
10/9/1918 - 3/10/1918
On leave in England
Rejoin unit in France
11/2/1919
Return to England
13/4/1919
Embarked from England aboard the Commonwealth
8/6/1919
Returned to Australia
1/8/1919
Discharged from the AIF
1964
Died aged 69

Last updated by lee, Sat, 28 Aug 2021 11:42:27