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Harry Rowan AGNEW

Regimental number4726
Place of birthCoatbridge, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
AddressBrighton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs F Agnew, Toolamba West, Victoria
Enlistment date22 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 April 1917
Place of death or woundingLagnicourt, France
Date of death15 April 1917
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialH.A.C. Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 8), Ecoust-St. Mein, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
16
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Flora AGNEW
Family/military connectionsTwo brothers served.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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