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John GOSS

Regimental number6769
Place of birthMaryborough Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBuangor, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinSon, Mrs. B. Howden, Woodend, Victoria
Enlistment date23 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 3 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block R, Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 6), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
93
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Bolinda GOSS. Native of Maryborough, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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