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Christopher Davis BALDWIN

Regimental number1869
Place of birthBega New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBlacksmith
Address51 Pitt Street, Redfern, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation43
Next of kinBrother, Mr John Alexander Baldwin, Brogo, Bega, New South Wales
Enlistment date19 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 23 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll34th battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 5/2/16 - 53rd Bn, 3rd Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 34th Bn, 23/9/16. Wounded in Messines sector, 8/6/17. Promoted Corporal, 18/2/18; temporary Sergeant, 1/8/18.
FateKilled in Action 18 September 1918
Date of death12 August 1918
Place of burialHeath Cemetery, Harbonnieres (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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