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William Ernest REGAN

Regimental number1723
Place of birthGundara, Coolah, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSaddler
AddressDunedoo, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 5.5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Agnes Eleesia Regan, Dunedoo, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 February 1916
Place of enlistmentLithgow, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 10 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Communal Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Sarah REGAN; husband of Mrs A. SUTHERLAND (formerly REGAN), Coolah, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, REGAN William Ernest

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