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Henry SHUMACK

Regimental number2877
Place of birthGilgandra, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressTooraweenah, Gilgandra, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation41
Next of kinWife, Mrs Florence Elizabeth Shumack, Tooraweenah, Gilgandra, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil.
Enlistment date25 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 25 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 July 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death42
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialEmbarkation Farm Cemetery (Plot II, row C, Grave No. 30), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
127
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Jane SHUMACK; husband of Florence SHUMACK, Eriban Street, Gilgandra, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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