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Henry William COMPOW

Regimental number5998
Place of birthWagga Wagga New South Wales
Other NamesKONG POW
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressNorth Killarney, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, H Compow, North Killarney, Queensland
Enlistment date19 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 16/17), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
37
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Jane KONG POW, Lake View, Killarney, Queensland. Native of Gundagai, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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