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Edward McNeill WRAITH

Regimental number1754
Place of birthMaidstone England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCoonamble, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jessie Mary Wraith, Boughton Mount, Maidstone, Kent, England
Enlistment date14 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 January 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 510 Lance Corporal Henry Sidney WRAITH, 1st Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 2 January 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death30 December 1953
Place of burialBinnaway Cemetery

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