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Luton William MEREDITH

Regimental number1979
Place of birthBrunswick Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, George William Meredith, Cookernap, Western Australia
Enlistment date25 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 26 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateDied whilst a Prisoner of War 13 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burial"Y" Farm Military Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 2), Bois-Grenier, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
63
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Celia MEREDITH, Coodernup, Western Australia. Native of Brunswick, Western Australia
Family/military connectionsCousins: 3955 Pte Felix MOORE, 16th Bn, killed in action, 12 August 1916; 2128 Pte Julius Victor MOORE, 44th Bn, killed in action, 8 June 1917.

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