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Vivian Charles HANKS

Regimental number3134
Place of birthCradock, South Australia
SchoolWirreanda School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCradock, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Phillip Hanks, Cradock, South Australia
Enlistment date5 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 12 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 March 1917
Place of death or woundingWarlencourt, Somme, France
Place of burialWarlencourt British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row J, Grave No. 26), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
110
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Phillip and Rachael HANKS. Native of Craddock, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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