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Edmund Charles DORRINGTON

Regimental number1548
Place of birthNarrabri, New South Wales
SchoolNarrabri Public School, Narrabri, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCleaner
AddressNarrabri, New South Wales
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinSon, A E Dorrington, c/o Mr J Brooks, Coonabarabran, New South Wales
Enlistment date31 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 3 December 1916
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
122
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward DORRINGTON, Welcome Home, Coonabarabran, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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