Edward Henry Randall Phelps, SN 2650, Service Record

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NameEdward Henry Randall Phelps, SN 2650, Service RecordBiographyDate of Birth: 21 January 1891, Cloncurry (Qld.)
Date of Death: 15 September 1971, Brisbane (Qld.)
Buried: 18 September 1971, Caboolture Cemetery (King Street), Caboolture, Queensland
Edward Henry Randall Phelps was the son of Henry Randall Phelps and Mary Helena Fowkes. His father had died in 1897 and his mother then married James Joseph Haylan in 1906. Edward was 24 years old, working as a Police Constable and living in Brisbane when he enlisted in February 1915. He embarked with the 4th Lighthorse Field Ambulance as a Farrier Corporal in June 1915 and returned to Australia on 20 April 1919. After the war, Edward took up farming at Fairview, Upper Caboolture with his mother and two sisters, Amelia Gladys and Irene Annette, and remained in the area until his death.Date01 January 1914 - 31 December 1920CustodianNational Archives of Australia - 01 Feb 1998 - PresentLocation of originalsOriginals held by the National Archives of Australia - NAA: B2455, PHELPS EDWARD HENRY RANDALLLanguageEnglishOriginal formatLink to external source : Paper files and documents

SERVICE RECORD LINK

National Archives Australia linkNAA: B2455, PHELPS EDWARD HENRY RANDALL

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Reference numberNAA: B2455, PHELPS EDWARD HENRY RANDALL

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CollectionMoreton Bay Region World War I Service Personnel

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PlaceCloncurry (Qld.)Brisbane (Qld.)PersonPhelps, Edward Henry Randall, 1891 - 1971OrganisationAustralia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921)EventWorld War 1 (WWI) (1914-1918)Subject (keywords)World War, 1914-1918

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IRN42170468 (Archival Description)

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Edward Henry Randall Phelps, SN 2650, Service Record