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James Joseph KERWICK

Regimental number6108
Place of birthMelbourne
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBoilermakers assistant
Address34 Albert Street, Erskineville, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation37
Next of kinWife, Mrs Bertha Elizabeth Kerwick, 34 Albert Street, Erskineville, New South Wales
Enlistment date24 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 3 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialTempleux-le-Guerard Communal Cemetery Extension (Row C, Grave No. 41), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
86
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
SON OF JAMES Joseph KERWICK; husband of Bertha E. GERARD (formerly KERWICK), 13 Belvoir Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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