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Henry Owen MAINLAND

Regimental number2365
Place of birthSharks Bay Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPearler
AddressShark's Bay, North West, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinFather, Henry Mainland, Denham, Shark's Bay, Western Australia
Enlistment date23 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name43rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/60/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 30 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialDochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot IX, Row A, Grave No. 5), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Mary MAINLAND. Native of Shark Bay, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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