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John William FLORENCE

Regimental number178
Place of birthAthens, Greece
SchoolVarious
Age on arrival in Australia31
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationContractor
Address16 Brisbane Terrace, Taking off Lake Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinMother, Mrs Wm J Florence, 41 Harrington Street, Hampstead Road, London, NW England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 2 August 1917
Place of death or woundingFlanders
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 18), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: WIlliam John and Annie FLORENCE, 41 Harrington Street, Hampstead Road, London, England. Native of Athens, Greece
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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