David MARCHANT

Regimental number2456
Place of birthFremantle, Western Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationWood turner
Addressc/o Mr N T Marchant, Collie, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinBrother, Mr Neil Thomas Marchant, c/o Mrs Gibson, 397 William Street, Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date20 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A66 Uganda on 20 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of illness.
FateDied of disease 11 November 1918
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block S, Plot III, Row T, Grave No. 22), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
153
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Annie MARCHANT. Native of Geraldton, Western Australia