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David KRUG

Regimental number978
Place of birthWest Perth, Western Australia
SchoolScotch College, Osborne, Western Australia
ReligionJewish
OccupationFarmer
Address109 Charles Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Ernest Emanuel Krug, 99 Charles Street, Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date25 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularBefore enlisting he was on his farm at Koojan near Moora, Western Australia.
FateKilled in Action 22 August 1918
Place of death or woundingEdingham
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialBeacon Cemetery (Plot VI, Row J, Grave No. 3), Sailly-Laurette, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents; Ernest Emanuel and Theresa KRUG, 99 Charles Street, West Perth, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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