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Reginald Frank TROWBRIDGE

Regimental number5081
Place of birthBournemouth, England
ReligionChurch of Christ
OccupationElectrical engineer apprentice
AddressThebarton, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 5.5"
Weight102 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Eva Trowbridge, 23 Beans Road, Thebarton, South Australia
Previous military serviceYear Senr Cadets 78. Since Exempted
Enlistment date13 March 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board A45 Bulla on 24 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Company
FateReturned to Australia 25 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents; Frank and Eva Sophia TROWBRIDGE
Discharge date3 August 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Denison', 24 March 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 6 May 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 3 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Cause of death: tuberculosis
Date of death13 April 1927
Age at death30
Place of burialAIF Cemetery (Row 9 West, Grave 15), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, TROWBRIDGE Reginald Frank

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