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William Albert SWASBRICK

Regimental number7033
Place of birthBourke, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressMount Hope, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 3.5"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinFather, J. Swasbrick, Mount Hope, via Condobolin, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 October 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 April 1918
Date of death4 July 1920
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis (Plot 5, Grave No. 5), New South Wales
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
34
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Lydia SWASBRICK. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, New South Wales
Discharge date30 November 1918
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT A30, 5 April 1918; disembarked HT Borda, Sydney, 1 June 1918; discharged (wounded), Sydney, 30 November 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
SourcesNAA: B2455, SWASBRICK William Albert

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