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William LIDDEN

Regimental number1686
Place of birthJunee, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressJunee Junction, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinBrother, Frederick Thomas Lidden, Junee Junction PO, Junee Junction, New South Wales
Enlistment date4 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe marches from Wagga to Sydney in the route March with the Kangaroos. (Brother)
FateDied of wounds 29 June 1918
Place of death or woundingBony, near St Quentin, France
Age at death31
Place of burialBonnay Communal Cemetery Extension (Row C, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Sarah LIDDEN. Native of Junee, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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