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Maurice GLEESON

Regimental number17534
Place of birthYarrawonga, Victoria
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBank clerk
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Gleeson, Hawker, Corowa, New South Wales
Enlistment date26 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMay 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/99/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 2 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Field Ambulance
FateDied of wounds 14 April 1918
Place of death or woundingBorre near Hazebrouck, Belgium
Age at death22.6
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBorre Churchyard (Row A, Grave No. I), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
182
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Jane GLEESON, Daysdale, Corowa, New South Wales. Native of Yarrawonga, Victoria
Family/military connections2 cousins: died.

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