Roswald EDYVEAN 
Roswald was born on September 30th, 1893 in Kadina, SA.1 Roswald's father was Sidney EDYVEAN and his mother was Ellen Margaretta BUTLER. His paternal grandparents were David EDYVEAN and Ann TRETHEWEY; his maternal grandparents were James BUTLER and <Unknown>. He had two brothers and four sisters, named David, William, Lucianna, Winifred, Maggie and Bessie. He was the third youngest of the seven children. He died at the age of 23 on November 5th, 1916 in France. He was buried in Villers-Bretonneux, France.2 2 General Notes
Referenced in "Copper City Chronicle - A History of Kadina", by Keith Bailey. Page 104, para 6: Died in Belgium 1916.
WW1 Full service history and scanned documents (51 pages) can be found on:
http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx
Enrolment record: http://www.awm.gov.au/nominalrolls/ww1/embarkation/person.asp?p=308796
Number
3101
Rank
Private
Unit
27 Infantry Battalion - 1 to 8 Reinforcements (May 1915 - January 1916)
Ship Name
HMAT Medic
Ship number
A7
Date of embarkation
12 January 1916
Place of embarkation
Adelaide
Honour Roll:
http://www.awm.gov.au/roh/person.asp?p=145-16469
Roswald Edyvean
Rank Private [Pte]
Service Number 3101
Unit 27th Battalion AIF
Service Army
Conflict 1914-1918
Date of Death 5 November 1916
Cemetery or Memorial Details 26 Villers Bretonneux-France
War Grave Register Notes EDYVEAN, Pte. Roswald, 3101. 27th Bn. 5th Nov., 1916.
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
War Grave - http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=1460301
Newspaper Memorials:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5544744?searchTerm=roswald edyvean&searchLimits=
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5602881?searchTerm=roswald edyvean&searchLimits=
Details of Roswald's family with Sarah Doris FABIAN
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