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Sidney Charters PILCHER

Regimental number1228
Place of birthCharters Towers Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressCharters Towers, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, George Pilcher, Faull Street, Charters Towers, Queensland
Enlistment date11 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VIII, Row G, Grave No. 15), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
149
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Margaret PILCHER, Charters Towers, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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