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Frederick GWYTHER

Regimental number7349
Place of birthDerbyshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDealer
AddressLeichhardt, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 7"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs. S. Swyther, 67 Rofe Street, Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 January 1917
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
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FateReturned to Australia 23 July 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date23 January 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wiltshire', 23 July 1918; discharged (medically unfit: nephritis), Sydney, 23 January 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death5 January 1951
Age at death65
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, GWYTHER Frederick

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