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John Charles SISEMAN

Regimental number3231
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionMethodist
OccupationGroom
AddressDubbo, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 6"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Siseman, 26 Hurst Street, Herne Hill, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 August 1915
Place of enlistmentWarwick Farm, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 20 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 19), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
42
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Helen SISEMAN, 10 Shakespeare Road, Herne Hill, London, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength, 4th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 14 February 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 23 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 30 March 1916.

Killed in action, 23 July 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSurname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as SESEMAN.
SourcesNAA: B2455, SISEMAN John Charles

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