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William SWAINGER

Regimental number3560
Place of birthRichmond Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRubber worker
Address5 Grosvenor Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMrs E Swainger, 5 Grosvenor Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 11 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll65th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of burialOosttaverne Wood Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 13), Wytschaete, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
48
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Entry also recorded in memorial register no. 29 The Ypres Menin Gate Memorial

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