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William Chas NANKERVIS

Regimental number4510
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolState School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
Address50 King Street, Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Nankervis, 50 King Street, Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date7 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Orontes on 29 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 September 1918
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 15), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
97
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Eliza NANKERVIS, 50 King Street, Prahran, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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