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John William MAUNSELL

Place of birthCounty Wickslow, Ireland
Place of birthCo Wicklow, Ireland
SchoolUnited Service College, England
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRubber planter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFa, Ltcol, A J S Maunsell, Warwick Depot, Warwick, England
Enlistment date13 March 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name5th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 3 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. I), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
44
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Col. A and Mrs Augusta MAUNSELL; husband of Mildred MAUNSELL, Kooringa, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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