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Roy Wallace DEAN

Regimental number80
Place of birthGregra, New South Wales
SchoolMolong Public School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShop assistant
AddressArtillery Barracks, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 11"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Rebecca Frances Dean, West End, Molong, New South Wales
Previous military serviceRoyal Australian Garrison Artillery
Enlistment date5 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 January 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameSiege Artillery Brigade
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 17 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Australian Heavy Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 10 November 1916
Place of death or woundingContalmaison, Somme Sectory, France.
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialContalmaison Chateau Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
19
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Rebecca Frances DEAN.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Disembarked, Boulogne, France, 27 February 1916.

Killed in action, France, 10 November 1916; buried, 10 November 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, DEAN Roy Wallace

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