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William Benjamin THURLING

Regimental number3843
Place of birthWingham New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressKaraak Flat, via Wingham, Manning River, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, W.L. Thurling, Karaak Flat, via Wingham, Manning River, New South Wales
Enlistment date9 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Mooltan on 11 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialSt Sever Cemetery (Plot B, Row 34, Grave No. 16), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
31
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Leighton and Sarah Olden THURLING, Karrak Flat, Wingham, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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