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William Henry LORD

Regimental number23
Place of birthFitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria
Place of birthFitzroy, Victoria
SchoolHyde St State School, Footscray, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMoulder
AddressCentral Flying School, Werribee, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMrs M Lord, 71 Donald Street, Footscray, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date30 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameFlying Corps
AWM Embarkation Roll number8/15/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board P+O SS Morea on 20 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Flying Corps
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied POW at "Adana", Turkey.
FateDied whilst a Prisoner of War 14 April 1918
Place of death or woundingTurkey
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBaghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row O, Grave No. 32), Iraq
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
188
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Deliah LORD; husband of Annie LORD, 23 Wordsworth Street, St. Kilda, Victoria

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