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Alfred GARNETT

Regimental number2910
Place of birthCanowindra, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School,Canowindra, NSW
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressCanowindra, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Garnett, Peak Hill, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name54th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/71/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death20.1
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialSt. Julien Dressing Station Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 10), Langemarck, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
159
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary GARNETT, Caswell Street, Peak Hill, New South Wales. Native of Canowindra, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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