Edgar James Edgar

Service number: 1852

Rank: Private

Unit: 4th Battalion (Infantry)

Service: Australian Army

Date of death: 6 August 1915

Cause of death: Killed in action

Cemetery or memorial details: Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey

War Grave Register notes: EDGAR, Pte. Edgar James, 1852. 4th Bn. Killed in action 6th/9th Aug., 1915. 22.

Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Mr Edgar was born at Shepherd’s Bush, London and was a civil engineer, who had worked at Douglas, Isle of Man, where his father, James Edgar, lived. He was a member of Manly RUFC. He enlisted on 29 December 1914 aged 28 and 9 months. His next of kin was his wife, Mrs Madge Edgar, who lived at North Melbourne, and later at Royston, 32 Sydney Road, Manly.

He was trained as a signaller. He was killed at Gallipoli between 6 and 9th August 1915.