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William George GLEN

Regimental number2409
Place of birthFryerstown, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationOrchardist
AddressFryerstown, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, William Glen, Fryerstown, Victoria
Enlistment date16 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name59th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/76/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 March 1917
Place of death or woundingFlers, France
Age at death26.11
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialGuards' Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 4), Lesboeufs, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
167
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Alice GLEN, Fryerstown, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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