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William Andrew Taylor OVENS

Regimental number3363
Date of birth28 May 1894
Place of birthCampbelltown, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressSouth Burrumbeet, Victoria
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFriend, A E George, solicitor, Cobden, Victoria
Enlistment date20 October 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Motor Transport Company
FateReturned to Australia 25 September 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death4 September 1968
Age at death74
Place of burialBalranald Cemetery, New South Wales

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