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David BISSETT

Regimental number4000
Place of birthAberdeen, Scotland
SchoolRobert Gordon's College, Aberdeen, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationIronmonger
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinSister, Miss M Bissett, 313 Hardgate Street, Aberdeen, Scotland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularName given on RoH circular as David Piggie BISSET, also formerly No 1712, 15th Bn.
FateDied of disease 19 September 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Date of death19 September 1918
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialLe Chateau Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 115), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Elizabeth Jane BISSET. Native of Aberdeen, Scotland

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