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Percy William MARCHANT

Regimental number3396
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMachinist
Address2 Ridley Street, Sunshine, Victoria
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Marchant, 2 Ridley Street, Sunshne, Victoria
Enlistment date22 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 11 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Ordnance Corps
FateReturned to Australia 20 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Elizabeth MARCHANT. Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance.
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death8 March 1940
Age at death66
Place of burialMelbourne Cemetery, Victoria

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