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James REES

Regimental number337
Place of birthPortsmouth England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs P Rees, 33 Rennie Road, Portsmouth, England
Enlistment date24 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 22 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. II), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
140
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Polly REES, 91 Guildford Road, Portsmouth, England. Native of Stoke, Devonport, England

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