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William David PATCHETT

Regimental number3424
Place of birthCharlton, Victoria
SchoolCharlton State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWheelwright
AddressHigh Street, Charlton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, W Patchett, High Street, Charlton, Victoria
Enlistment date8 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 11 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 December 1916
Place of death or woundingFlers, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialBulls Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 12), Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
48
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and isabella PATCHETT, 82 Lothian Street, North Melbourne, Australia. Native of Charlton, Victoria

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