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William Henry RUSSELL

Regimental number6101
Place of birthBirmingham England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressPost Office, Meekatharra, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinMother, Mrs M A Russell, Tower Street, Leonora, Western Australia
Enlistment date21 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 7 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 24 January 1918
Date of death6 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Plot BA, Grave No. 201), Western Australia
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
64
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Mary Ann RUSSELL. Native of Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, WA.

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