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Henry Ewin MAGUIRE

Regimental number2645
Place of birthPetersham, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionCongregational
OccupationClerk
AddressForest Road, Arncliffe, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.5
Height5' 9.75"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Florence Ada Maguire, Forest Road, Arncliffe, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in 38th Infantry, Citizen Miltary Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 May 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Pioneer Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/13/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 February 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date11 October 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Karoola', 22 February 1917; disembarked Sydney, 12 April 1917; discharged (medically unfit: broncho-pneumonia), 11 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death11 August 1983
SourcesNAA: B2455, MAGUIRE Henry Ewin

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