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Joseph McGregor TOWNSEND

Regimental number2915
Place of birthPetersham New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPetersham, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, T G Townsend, 6 Norwood Street, Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date14 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 30 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialCourcelette British Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 29), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas George and Lillian May TOWNSEND, "Langside", Phillip Street, Auburn, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales

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