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Emil Henry JANETZKI

Regimental number4319
Place of birthMurtoa, Victoria
SchoolPrivate school
ReligionLutheran
OccupationLabourer
AddressMurtoa, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.3
Height5' 4"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Caroline Wilhelmina Janetzki, Cromie Street, Murtoa, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Cadets; 4 years in the 73rd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date11 December 1916
Place of enlistmentStawell, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Pioneer Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/13/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 21 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 13 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialLe Peuplier Military Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 6), Caestre, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Johann and Caroline Wilhelmine JANETZKI
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, JANETZKI Emil Henry

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