| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 1DRL/0258 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm. |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Edwards, George Peacock |
| Place made | Egypt, Ottoman Empire: Palestine |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/1114 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Edwards, George Peacock (Lieutenant)
Description
Collection relating to service of Lt George Peacock Edwards, 1 Australian Light Horse, Egypt, 1916. Collection comprises 2 pocket notebooks which contains what apperars to be a nominal roll of 'B' Troop, 'B' Squadron, 1st A.L.H Regiment, and other notes concerning personnel of the unit, an official ticket for affixing to deceased soldier's kit, a 1916 dinner menu from Cairo with signatures on the verso, a Soldier's War Stock application form, and a copy of a message received by the N.Z(?) Mounted Division from His Majesty the King and General Birdwood on the occasion of the success at Romani.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Served with 1st Light Horse Regiment. Service number 80 as on Embarkation Roll. Died of meningitis at Cairo 20 November 1916. Grazier of Turramurra, NSW; born Melbourne; educated Sydney Church of England Grammar School; joined AIF 4 October 1914; age at time of death 27 years.