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Adam Alexander SAWYER

Regimental number20
Date of birth6 May 1890
Place of birthThoona, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressEast Malvern, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinWife, Mrs Martha Caroline Sawyer, Raleigh Road, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Enlistment date22 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentLance Corporal
Unit nameAustralian Ordnance Corps (Inspector Ordnance Machinery Section)
AWM Embarkation Roll number2/12/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 January 1918
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal RollOrdnance Machinery Section, Ordnance Corps
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II, Service No. VX27813, 2/2 Army Field Workshop, AIF; No. V379048, Land Headquarters, Heavy Wireless, Citizen Military Forces.
Date of death6 November 1946
Place of burialPreston General Cemetery, Victoria

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