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William Hart SHERRIFF

Regimental number1959
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStudent surveyor
Address'Folkestone', Eskdale Road, Caulfield, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Frederic Sherriff, 'Folkestone', Eskdale Road, Caulfield, Victoria
Previous military service47th Infantry
Enlistment date30 August 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name2nd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/21/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 14 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 19 December 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death13 July 1979

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