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Edward Clarence FLUKES

Regimental number2330
Place of birthGastra, Tasmania
SchoolEnglish School
Other trainingNil
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressUpper Castra, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Kate Flukes, Upper Castra, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 10 June 1917
Place of death or woundingUnknown
Age at death23
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 1), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
132
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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