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Edward William SHORTEN

Regimental number5879
Place of birthFairfield New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarpenter
AddressFrederick Street, Fairfield, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinWife, Mrs Paulyn Camile Shorten, 45 Stanley Street, Hyde Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Corps Headquarters
FateReturned to Australia 13 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Date of death23 December 1925

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