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Robert Henry ECCLESTON

Regimental number3007
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressBargo via Picton, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Alfred Ernest Eccleston, Breachwood Green, Welwyn, Herts, England
Enlistment date25 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name59th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/76/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 3 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 January 1919
Date of death28 March 1964
Place of burialFrenchs Forest Cemetery

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