David, William Edgeworth

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M.C., M.B., Ch.M. : Captain, R.A.M.C., B.E.F., England and France. Sailing in November, 1914, and Enlisting in London 10th January, 1915, served at Tidworth, Basingstoke and Chiselden Camps. Crossing to France, was R.M.O. 6th Cameron Highlanders from July, 1915, at Loos, Somme, Arras and elsewhere till gassed 13th July, 1917, wounded at Passchendaele on 31st and evacuated to hospital. Awarded M.C. in 1917 and Mentioned in Despatches. Early education at Sydney Grammar School. Later at St. Paul's College.

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1890

Birth in East Maitland -- NSW, Australia 1 April 1890
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Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
1913

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1913
1913

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1913
1915

Military and health.Enlisted 10 Jan 1915 at Westminster -- London, England
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Military service as Captain at Wingate, England --, United Kingdom ; France --, France
1917

Military award: M.C. Military Cross on 1917
1947

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1947
1949

Medical Practitioner at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1949
1963

Medical Practitioner at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1963
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
1967

Death in Buderim -- QLD, Australia 1967

Gender

Male

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