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William Birney HUGGARD

Regimental number904
Place of birthNorth Murchison, Victoria
SchoolState School, Murchison, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressTocumwal, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, Steve Huggard, Tocumwal, Victoria
Enlistment date22 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 August 1918
Place of death or woundingSuzanne, France
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialSuzanne Military Cemetery No. 3 (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. I), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
128
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Stephen and Margaret HUGGARD, Tocumwal, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsCousin: 1243 Lance Corporal Frank HUGGARD MM, 37th Bn, returned to Australia, 2 January 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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