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Fred LAX

Regimental number2454
Place of birthThiffield, England
SchoolCrookesmoor Council School, Sheffield, England
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionBaptist
OccupationLetter carrier
Address49 High Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinSister, Mrs. Minnie Hall, Bona Vista Avenue, Maroubra, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date11 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentLance Corporal
Unit name3rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 14 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row N, Grave No. 43), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
37
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Catherine LAX. Native of Sheffield, England

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