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Chas Louis NORTHCOTT

Regimental number655
Place of birthBranscombe, Devon, England
SchoolNational School, Branscombe, Devon, England
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressCaverhole, Branscombe, Devonshire, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Thos Northcott, Caverhole, Devonshire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 September 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death20.9
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot VI, Row E, Grave No. 16), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
97
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Eliza NORTHCOTT, Culverhole House, Branscombe, Devon, England

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