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Charles Archibald LAURANCE

Regimental number3513
Place of birthNewcastle, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressDone Street, Arncliffe, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Samuel James Laurance, Done Street, Arncliffe, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 18 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death27
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXX, Row E, Grave No. 2A), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
125
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Caroline LAURANCE, "Clyde", Done Street, Arncliffe, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsTwo brothers who served.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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