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Henry Frederick DURSTON

Regimental number3505
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinMrs Caroline M Durston, Maiden Gully, Bendigo, Victoria
Enlistment date21 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 September 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Stated to be Frederick Henry Durston on NR
Place of death or woundingBelgium
Age at death34
Age at death from cemetery records34
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria. Headstone inscription reads: 'He died for freedom and honour.' Parents: William and Mary Ann DURSTON, husband of Caroline Maud DURSTON, Fry Street, Eaglehawk, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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