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William Thomas BRYAN

Place of birthPerth, Western Australia
SchoolChristian Brothers (Catholic) College, Perth, Western Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationImperial civil servant
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinWife, Mrs Beatrice Mary Bryan, 1183 Hay Street West, Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceR of O; Served as a Lieutenant in the Volunteer Forces from 1890.
Enlistment date7 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit name44th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death36
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialBethlehem Farm East Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 2), Messines, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Annie BRYAN. Native of Perth, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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