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John William Howard DENNIS

Regimental number5813
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSheep farmer
Address'Wyandra', Bamfield Street, Sandringham, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation45
Next of kinWife, Mrs Eliza Florence Dennis, 'Wyandra' Bamfield Street, Sandringham, Victoria
Enlistment date13 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 7 March 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Stated to be John William Dennis on NR
Age at death from cemetery records46
Place of burialCowley (St. Lawrence) Churchyard (Aust. 45), Middlesex.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
98
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John William and Sarah Jacka DENNIS, husband of Eliza Florence DENNIS, "Marola", Trentham Street, Sandringham, Victoria. Native of Geelong, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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