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Reginald Herbert George GINGER

Regimental number1652
Place of birthHigh Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
SchoolChrist Church Boys School, England
Age on arrival in Australia16
ReligionBaptist
OccupationDespatch hand
AddressGarratt Road, Bayswater, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Alfred Edward Ginger, 47 The Drive, High Barnett, Herts, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 18 February 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Stated to be Herbert George Ginger on NR
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 22), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Henrietta GINGER, 47 The Drive, High Barnet, England
Family/military connectionsNil
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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