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Henry Victor CHRISTMAS

Regimental number3678
Place of birthByfleet Road, Addlestone, Surrey, England
SchoolChurch School, Frinchley, London & Council School
Age on arrival in Australia16
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSailor
AddressClements Villa, Gordon Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs R Christmas, Clements Villa, Gordon Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, England
Previous military serviceTraining Ship and Merchant Service
Enlistment date23 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 12 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 22 April 1917
Place of death or woundingHermies, France
Age at death19.11
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialHermies British Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
32
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Rebecca and the late George CHRISTMAS, Clematis Villa, Gordon Road, Shoreham-by-Sea. Sussex. England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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