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Robert WEST

Regimental number3282
Place of birthNorth Warwick, England
SchoolChurch School, North Warwick, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFlorist
AddressKyabram, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, David West, Fadway, Kingston, Warwick, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 26 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 August 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death23
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row E, Grave 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
100
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Eliza WEST.

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