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William FALCONBRIDGE

Regimental number2366
Place of birthWest Barsham, Norfolk, England
SchoolEnglish Elementary School
Age on arrival in Australia29
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTeamster
AddressWarburton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, William Falconbridge, 4 Straham, Norwich, Norfolk, England
Previous military serviceServed in British Army for 12 years.
Enlistment date18 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/14/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 August 1918
Place of death or woundingBerlin Wood, Clery Sur Somme, France
Age at death24
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row N, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
129

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