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George William NEEDHAM

Regimental number3590
Place of birthTrafalgar Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressTrafalgar, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Needham, Trafalgar, Victoria
Enlistment date25 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 1 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Machine Gun Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 September 1918
Place of burialSt Sever Cemetery Extension (Block Q, Plot V, Row F, Grave No. 10), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
176
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2437 Pte Henry Francis NEEDHAM, 3rd Pioneer Bn, killed in action, 3 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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