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Edmund Godfrey Hugh MASSEY

Regimental number6349
Place of birthProspect, Adelaide, South Australia
Other NamesThomas, William George
SchoolSacred Heart Catholic School, North Perth, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSeaman
AddressGPO, 48 Adeliade Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Massey, Glendower Street, North Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date19 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 May 1916
Place of enlistmentFremantle, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 29 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death19
Place of burialAeroplane Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 9), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
114
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Margaret MASSEY, Massey Street, Osborne Park, Western Australia. Native of Prospect, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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