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Warrie HEAD

Regimental number4504
Place of birthToowoomba, Queensland
SchoolSouth State School, Toowoomba, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFireman
AddressToowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, H S Head, Seaton Street, Toowoomba, Queensland
Enlistment date18 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 31 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death20.11
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row L, Grave No. 18), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
56
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Lucy HEAD, Seaton Street, Toowoomba, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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