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John Bede AVERY

Regimental number3005
Place of birthCamperdown, New South Wales
SchoolConvent School and Marist Brothers (Catholic) School, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationTram conductor
Address58 English Street, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs K Avery, 58 English Street, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date12 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 20 December 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3005A
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 24 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialBonnay Communal Cemetery Extension (Row B, Grave 21), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
18
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Willian and Kate AVERY, 58 English Street, Camperdown, Sydney
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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