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William Joseph LUBKE

Regimental number769
Place of birthNurwka, Victoria
SchoolBarmah East State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressBarmah East, via Picola, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, W, Lubke, Barmah East, via Picola, Victoria
Enlistment date4 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, G Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateDied of disease 27 January 1915
Place of death or woundingEgypt
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialCairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 147), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
50
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Agnes LUBKE, Barmah East, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousin to Lt Arthur Sevuller New Zealand and Pte John Sevuller QLD.

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