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Oliver Henry Gordon ALCHIN

Regimental number1611
Place of birthWagga Wagga New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressForsyth Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Alchin, Forsyth Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Enlistment date4 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 27 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIV, Row D, Grave No 20A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
160
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Harriet Sarah Alchin, Forsyth Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Age at death23

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