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Eric Gilbert MICHELSON

Regimental number2842
Place of birthMaryborough, Queensland
SchoolCentral Boys' and Christian Brothers' Schools
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressPallas Street, Maryborough, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, John Henry Michelson, Pallas Street, Maryborough, Queensland
Enlistment date30 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 April 1918
Age at death19.9
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row J, Grave No. 3), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Charlotte MICHELSON, Churchill Street, Maryborough, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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