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Wilfred MANDERSON

Regimental number5626
Place of birthAscot Vale Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPrinter
Address38 Bridge Street, Northcote, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Wilfred Manderson, 186 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Victoria
Enlistment date25 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 May 1917
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No. 36), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
102
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Ascot Vale State School Roll of Honour.
Family/military connectionsBrother: 5627 Pte Horace MANDERSON, 24th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 February 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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