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Herbert Edgar SHELTON

Regimental number4361
Place of birthAvoca Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressAvoca, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Mr C Shelton, Avoca, Tasmania
Enlistment date15 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 September 1917
Family/military connectionsBrother: 4360 Lance Corporal Leonard Charles SHELTON, 12th Bn, killed in action, 19-20 September 1917.

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