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Walter LARKCOM

Regimental number166
Place of birthAshampstrad, Nth Reading, Berks, England
SchoolAshampstrad School, England
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressAlexandra, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Chas Larkcom, Ashampstead, Reading, England
Enlistment date3 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 6 November 1916
Place of death or woundingSomme, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 12), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
172
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edwin and Emily LARKSOM, Ashampstead, Reading, England

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