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Donald Gordon BOCK

Regimental number4439
Date of birth23 April 1895
Place of birthBailieston, Victoria
SchoolBailieston State School No 870, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationGrocer
AddressNarrandera, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Mr C Bock, Narrandera, New South Wales
Enlistment date18 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 3 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 November 1917
Place of death or woundingAnzac Ridge, Ypres Sector, Belgium
Date of death9 November 1917
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialPerth Cemetery (China Wall) (Plot V, Row H, Grave No. 19), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Narrandera Cemetery, New South Wales. Photo: Kent Fedorowich. Parents: Charles Frederick William and Sarah Ada BOCK, Elwin Street, Narrandera, New South Wales. Born at Bilieston, Victoira
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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