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Percy Charles David TOWNSEND

Regimental number39
Place of birthCarlton Victoria
ReligionCongregational
OccupationBlacksmith and wheelwright
AddressCarlton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Charles Townsend, 14 Elgin Street, Carlton, Victoria
Previous military service38th Field CoyAE
Enlistment date24 February 1917
Rank on enlistmentWHLR
Unit nameAustralian Ordnance Corps (Inspector Ordnance Machinery Section)
AWM Embarkation Roll number2/12/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 January 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Ordnance Corps
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Date of death25 March 1949
Place of burialCarlton Cemetery

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