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William Henry NUNN

Regimental number3855
Place of birthSnake Valley, Ballarat, Victoria
SchoolState School, Snake Valley, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressSnake Valley, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Thomas Nunn, Snake Valley via Ballarat, Victoria
Enlistment date13 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 5), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
179
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Arabella NUNN, Snake Valley, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousin: Sergeant George JONES MSM, 47th Bn.

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