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Carl CHRISTENSEN

Regimental number2542
Place of birthVejlo, Denmark
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressLangley Vale, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.5
Height5' 7"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Anders Christensen, Mygsrove, Ronnede, Denmark
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 August 1916
Place of enlistmentNewcastle, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 30 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date2 November 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 30 January 1918; discharged (medically unfit: dementia), Sydney, 2 November 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 August 1944
Age at death46
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, CHRISTENSEN Carl

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