Regimental number | 3288 |
Place of birth | Trunkey Creek, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 32 Duke Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32.6 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 173 lbs |
Next of kin | Son, R Deacon, 32 Duke Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | At sea on HMAS A 48 |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
Fate | Discharged |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt Sydney Leonard Deacon on NR |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Andrew Richardson |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Discharged in London (medically unfit: permanently unfit for all Services), 9 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DEACON Sidney Leonard |