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William HARWOOD

Regimental number4810
Place of birthLittleburn, County Durham, England
SchoolLittleburn School, Durham, England
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionNo religion
OccupationMiner
AddressSleetburn Poultry Farm, Nicholson Road, Canning Vale, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Harwood, 3 Plantain Row, Durham, England
Enlistment date20 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death29
Place of burialPasschendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row E, Grave No. 24), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
152
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of John and Maria Harwood of 3 Plantain Row, New Brancepeth, Durham, England
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3915 Pte Matthew HARWOOD, 16th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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