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Joseph William AUBREY

Regimental number2781
Place of birthYork, Western Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarm hand
AddressNewcastle Street, York, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann Aubrey, Newcastle Street, York, Western Australia
Enlistment date16 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 29 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of gas poisoning.
FateDied of wounds 23 October 1917
Age at death27
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot VI, Row E, Grave 19A), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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