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Robert William BOXALL

Regimental number3467
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
SchoolState School, Bendigo, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMiner
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs E L Boxall, Barnard Road, Bendigo, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets, Bendigo, Victoria.
Enlistment date7 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 11 July 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name William Robert
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death11 July 1916
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialRue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 17), Fleurbaix, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
168
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Emma BOXALL, Barnard Street, Golden Square, Bendigo, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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