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John McGUIRE

Regimental number2194
Place of birthManchester, England
SchoolFootscray State School, Victoria
Age on arrival in Australia6
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address12 Cooper Street, Footscray, Victoria
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinMother, Mrs Hannah McGuire, 12 Cooper Street, Footscray, Victoria
Previous military serviceHe served as a signaller in the Militia Forces
Enlistment date15 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 27 September 1915
FateKilled in Action 4 July 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, 1918 France
Age at death43
Age at death from cemetery records43
Place of burialCrucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 12), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
99
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry adn Hannah MCGUIRE, 12 Cowper(as spelt) Street, Footscray, Victoria

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