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Joseph NAYLOR

Regimental number2712
Place of birthPetersham, Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolSydney High Scool, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLicensed surveyor
AddressSaywell Street, Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinSister, Mrs Mary E Naylor, Saywell Street, Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date26 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe fought at Gallipoli, Egypt and France. Wounded at Pozieres Battle, died in Queen Mary's Naval Hospital, Southend-on-Sea, England. (Mary Naylor Sister)
FateDied of wounds 23 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialSouthend-on-Sea (Sutton Road) Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 3437), Essex
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Alice NAYLOR

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