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William Francis MADDERN

Regimental number3374
Place of birthCharters Towers, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o W W Maddern, Twin Hills via Clermont, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, William Wellington Maddern, Mt Coolan via Clermont, Queensland
Enlistment date8 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name47th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/64/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 14 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death26
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 30), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Wellington and Mary Catherine MADDERN, Koala, Mount Coolon, Queensland. Native of Charters Towers, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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