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William FOY

Regimental number3147
Place of birthMillers Point, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressMillers Point, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, James Foy, 92 Princess Street, Millers Point, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 19), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Margaret FOY, 74 Princes Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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