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William Benjamin RUSSELL

Regimental number3618
Place of birthGlengarry Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressGlengarry, Gippsland, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinFather, William Russell, Glengarry, Gippsland, Victoria
Enlistment date8 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 13 April 1919

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