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John Thomas VARCOE

Regimental number6170
Place of birthHillston New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressHopefield, Gunbar, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinJoseph Rowe Varcoe, Hopefield, Gunbar, New South Wales
Enlistment date25 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 December 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsSister: Sister Annie VARCOE, Australian Army Nursing Service, effective abroad (still overseas); 2004A Pte Joseph VARCOE, 35th Bn, killed in action, 12 October 1917.
Date of death31 December 1971

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