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William Henry HENWOOD

Regimental number6045
Place of birthColon, near St. Columb, Cornwall, England
SchoolBoard School, England
Age on arrival in Australia35
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBricklayer
AddressHazelmere, 258 Glebe Road, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Henwood, Dillon Cottage, Eglas Hoyle Road, Wade Bridge, Cornwall, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Volunteers (T.C.L.L., England)
Enlistment date21 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 May 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death40
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialCrucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot IIi, row C, Grave No. 2), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
69
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Lucy HENWOOD, Dilton Cottage, Eglaslayle Road, Wadebridge, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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