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Edward Pilling
| Name on Board | EG Pilling |
| Name on Service Records |
Edward Pilling |
| Enlistment Age | 45 |
| Occupation | Wharf Labourer |
| Place of Birth | Ballarat, Vic |
| Next of Kin | Mary Pilling |
| Address | 64 Kororoit Creek Rd, North Williamstown, Vic |
| Marital Status | M |
| Enlistment Date | 14/07/1915 |
| Service No. | 323 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 10/11/1915 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Ascanius A11 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 29th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 18/09/1916 |
| Unit on Death | 29th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | Illness (cerebral hemorrhage as a result of wounds) |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Wounded on 20/07/1916, died at 26th General Hospital, France |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Additional Information
Edward Pilling had fought in China in the Boxer Rebellion.
Left a widow and three children.
Brother: Mr S Pilling of Stags Head Hotel.
Additional References
Williamstown Chronicle, Saturday 21 October 1916, p2
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