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Joseph Horace ARGENT

Regimental number3111
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressCleve, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation42.4
Height5' 7.25"
Weight166 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Sarah Turner Argent, Cleve, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment after 23 days as medically unfit)
Enlistment date23 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 December 1917
Discharge date27 December 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia, 21 December 1917; discharged (medically unfit: loose body in left knee), Adelaide, 27 December 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death26 April 1951
Age at death76
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, ARGENT Joseph Horace

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