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Joseph BRITTEN

Regimental number4068
Place of birthBega New South Wales
SchoolBega Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Addressc/o Mrs J Britten, Bega, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMrs E Britten, Bega, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 March 1916
FateKilled in Action 6 October 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialBirr Cross Roads Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 10), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
21
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in St John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Bega. Parents: John and Emma BRITTEN. Native of Bega, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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