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Edward George SERGEANT

Regimental number6825
Place of birthCheam, Surrey, England
SchoolNational School, Cheam, Surrey, England
Age on arrival in Australia27
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlumber
AddressBrooklands Hubert Street, Guildford, Western Australia
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinSon, George Edward Sergeant, Brooklands Hubert Street, Guildford, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in East Surrey Volunteers.
Enlistment date3 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Place of death or woundingHebuterne, France
Age at death34
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row N, Grave No. 8), Colincamps, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
81
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Georgina SERGEANT. Native of Cheam, Surrey, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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