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Alwin George BADDACK

Regimental number5671
Place of birthPort Wakefield, South Australia
ReligionBaptist
OccupationLabourer
AddressYorketown, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.4
Height5' 4"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Baddack, Yorketown, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 May 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 28 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 24 January 1919
Discharge date17 April 1919
Other details

Tried by Field General Court Martial, 16 July 1918; found Guilty of being Absent without Leave, 31 May-25 June 1918; sentenced to 42 days Field Punishment No 1.

Wounded in action, 3 October 1918 (gun shot wound, back and face).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Delta', 24 January 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 17 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death28 September 1965
Age at death68
Place of burialCheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, BADDACK Alwin George

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