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William JUREKY

Regimental number1848
Place of birthHughenden, Queensland
SchoolSisters of Mercy School (Catholic)
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLorryman
AddressTownsville, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, Mrs Susan Ann Mary Jureky, Flinders Street, West Townsville, Queensland
Enlistment date3 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 10 July 1917
Place of death or woundingWarneton, France
Age at death29
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row U, Grave No. 30), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Ellen JUREKY; husband of Susan Ann JUREKY, Flinders Street, East Townsville, Queensland. Native of Hughenden, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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