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August Frederick William WITT

Regimental number3485
Place of birthChinchilla Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressChinchilla, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinFather, Carl Witt, Chinchilla, Queensland
Enlistment date24 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name47th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/64/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 30 September 1917
Place of burialHooge Crtaer Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No. 10), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
144
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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