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Henry James OSWIN

Regimental number4867
Place of birthGrafton, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressS
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFriend, R J Austin Murwillumbah, Tweed River, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 16 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialEbblinghem Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
37
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Jane OSWIN. Native of Grafton, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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