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William George CHRYSTALL

Regimental number3285
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
SchoolOrange State School
Age on arrival in Australia4
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTailor
Addressc/o Mrs Finnimore, Arthur Street, Ipswich, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, W N Chrystall, Orange, New South Wales
Enlistment date16 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 21 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 September 1916
Place of death or woundingMouquet Farm, Pozieres, France
Age at death29
Place of burialContay british Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 25), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
147
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Lughton and Laura Susan CHRYSTALL, Banchory, Lords Place, Orange, New South Wales. Native of Edinburgh, Scotland

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