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William Edward HUDSON

Regimental number14212
Place of birthAdelong, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address60 Denison Street, Newtown, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation43.6
Height5' 4"
Weight116 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Ellen Hudson, 60 Denison Street, Newtown, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 November 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameArmy Service Corps Reinforcement 25
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/105/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 10 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Division Train
FateReturned to Australia 19 October 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Discharge date15 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia, 19 October 1918; discharged (medically unfit: rheumatism), Sydney, 15 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death4 December 1937
Age at death64
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis (Sec R.C. 8, 541), Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, HUDSON William Edward

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