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John Alfred SEATH

Regimental number3471
Place of birthHull, Yorkshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCabinetmaker
AddressCanterbury, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinWife, Mrs Lily Seath, Robertson Street, Canterbury, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in RAMC.
Enlistment date13 December 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Light Trench Mortar Battery
FateDied of wounds 5 May 1918
Place of death or woundingM?ricourt, France
Age at death27.5
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 21), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
20
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Emily SLINGSBY SEATH; husband of Lily SEATH, "Alma", Robertson Street, Canterbury, New South Wales. Native of Hull, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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