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Sydney Victor GASCOIGNE

Regimental number2416
Place of birthMaryborough, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationTraveller
AddressCheshunt, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 7"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinFather, Patrick C Gascoigne, Cheshunt, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of varicocele)
Enlistment date24 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 May 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name46th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/63/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 7 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 April 1919
Discharge date30 August 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Reported wounded and missing, 11 April 1917; subsequently reported prisoner of war, interned Germany.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Shropshire', 1 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit: back injury, grenade), Melbourne, 30 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death12 December 1948
Place of burialBenalla Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, GASCOIGNE Sydney Victor

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