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Maurice Edward KOZMINSKY

Place of birthSt Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria
SchoolWesley College, Geelong College, Scotch College
ReligionJewish
OccupationHat manufacturer
AddressMelbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, Mr A Kozminsky, 6 Burnett Street, St. Kilda, Victoria
Enlistment date24 May 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 19 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
50
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Abraham and Esther KOZMINSKY. Native of St. Kilda, Melbourne
Family/military connectionsBrother: 19838 Pte Clifford Samuel KOZMINSKY, AAMC, effective abroad (still overseas; subsequently returned to Australia).
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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