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Private Edward Dixon Deas
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Private Edward Dixon Deas

Birth
Wickham, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia
Death
15 May 1917 (aged 22–23)
Monument
Villers-Bretonneux, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Regimental number 1113
Place of birth Wickham New South Wales
Religion Church of England
Occupation Labourer
Address Islington, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 21
Next of kin Father, James Deas, 61 Chin Chin Street, Islington, New South Wales
Enlistment date 26 January 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 34th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/51/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 54th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 15 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records 23
Place of burial No known grave

Service No: 1113
Age: 23
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 54th Bn.
Died: Killed in action, France, 15 May 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
Son of James and Roseanna Deas, of Turner St., Waratah, New South Wales. Born at Newcastle, New South Wales.
Regimental number 1113
Place of birth Wickham New South Wales
Religion Church of England
Occupation Labourer
Address Islington, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 21
Next of kin Father, James Deas, 61 Chin Chin Street, Islington, New South Wales
Enlistment date 26 January 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 34th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/51/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 54th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 15 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records 23
Place of burial No known grave

Service No: 1113
Age: 23
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 54th Bn.
Died: Killed in action, France, 15 May 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
Son of James and Roseanna Deas, of Turner St., Waratah, New South Wales. Born at Newcastle, New South Wales.


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