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William Washington MEEHAN

Regimental number1695
Place of birthBallarat
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Address2 Leonard Street, Northcote, Victoria
Marital statusMother
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinWife, Mrs. Margaret Meehan, 2 Leonard Street, Fairfield, Victoria
Enlistment date14 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name60th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/77/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Light Trench Mortar Battery
FateKilled in Action 2 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 36), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
20
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert John and Catherine MEEHAN; husband of Margaret MEEHAN, 23 Gordon Street, Alphington, Victoria, Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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