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Joseph McWATERS

Regimental number6551
Place of birthWhorouly Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressC/o Mrs. Knight, Bayliss Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation41
Next of kinMother, Mrs. J. McWaters, Tallangatta,Vic
Enlistment date23 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialHermiew Hill British Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 28), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
33
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Josephine MCWATERS, Kiewa, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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