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Samuel Jackson WADESON

Regimental number2714
Place of birthDiamond Creek, Victoria
SchoolDiamond Creek State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressMeekatharra, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, R Wadeson, Diamond Creek, Victoria
Enlistment date24 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 2 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death30
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave 14), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
81
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mary and Richard WADESON.

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