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Jules MAGNAIT

Regimental number3158
Place of birthLyon, France
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarpenter
AddressWooloomooloo, New South Wales
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation43.4
Height5' 3.75"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFriend, Jules Bardinier, 169 Bondi Road, Bondi, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 5 years in the Infantry, French Army; time expired.
Enlistment date3 October 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 27 August 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis. Public Trustee stated date of death as 4 September 1939.
Discharge date19 January 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board SS 'Pakeha', 27 August 1917; disembarked, Sydney, 24 October 1917; discharged (medically unfit: chronic bronchitis), Sydney, 19 January 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death5 September 1939
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, MAGNAIT Jules

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