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William LUND

Regimental number5042
Place of birthWellington New Zealand
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor launch master
AddressNapier Road, North Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation42
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ruby Rose Melins Lund, 21 Simpson Street, West Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date22 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 18 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Australian Light Railway Operating Company
FateKilled in Action 3 January 1918
Place of burialMenin Road south Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row O, Grave No. 22), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
26
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles adn Elsie LUND; husband of Ruby LUND, 235 James Street, West Perth, Western Australia. Native of North Island, New Zealand
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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