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John James COUCH

Regimental number2010
Place of birthBoorowa New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGroom
AddressEubindol Station, Binalong, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Samuel Couch, Eubindol Station, Binalong, New South Wales
Enlistment date5 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 23 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 5 January 1916 - 3rd Rfcts, 55th Bn; taken on strength, 35th Bn, 22 September 1916; wounded but remained at duty, 7 May 1917; mortally wounded, 4 October 1917.
FateDied of wounds 4 October 1917
Place of death or woundingBroodseinde, Passchendaele, Belgium
Age at death20
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row K), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
125
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1891 Lance Corporal Alfred Gordon COUCH, 35th Bn, returned to Australia, 14 January 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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