Edward Cyril Edwards served with the 28th Australian Infantry Battalion of the Australian Imperial Force in WWI. His service number was 2371 and he held the rank of Private.
He was killed in action in France on 29 July 1916 aged 19 and is buried in Serre Road Cemetery No 1, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie,France.
His name is located at panel 112 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
‘Maylands, Perth, Western Australia, Australia’ was recorded as his ‘place of association’.
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