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James William SYPHERS

Regimental number828
Place of birthRutherglen, Victoria
SchoolMarrickville Public School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressHarrietville, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, E Syphers, Harrietville, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 December 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialGuards' Cemetery (Plot XII, Row D, Grave No. 7), Lesboeufs, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
100
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Margaret SYPHERS, Cobden Street, Bright, Victoria. Native of Rutherglen, Victoria

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