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Herbert STRACHAN

Regimental number1997
Place of birthAdelaide South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMiner
AddressBroken Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Strachan, Wolfram Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Enlistment date13 March 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameRailway Unit, Section 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number15/9/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Light Railway Operating Company
FateReturned to Australia 23 September 1919
Date of death30 January 1956
Age at death65
Place of burialAIF Cemetery (Row 12, Grave No. 73), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia

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