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Regimental number5473
Place of birthAuburn, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStockman
AddressMungindi, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28.6
Height5' 4"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A McLomax, Mascot, Salwood Road, Mungindi, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 January 1916
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 July 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date1 November 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 21 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit: flat foot, cardiac insufficiency), Sydney, 1 November 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death2 February 1971
Age at death83
Place of burialWoden Cemetery, ACT
SourcesNAA: B2455, WHEAT Law

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