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Wilfred Owen CUBBINS

Regimental number2347
Place of birthBarnawartha Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Address32 Molesworth Street, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, John Cubbins, 32 Molesworth Street, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date17 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


Coolness under heavy fire and devotion to duty as stretcher-bearer.
Recommendation date: 15 May 1917

FateReturned to Australia 10 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189
Date: 8 November 1917

Date of death15 August 1967

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