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Sylvester George RICKETTS

Regimental number7315
Place of birthBungendore, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRabbit grader
AddressCrookwell, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs. A. Ricketts, Malbin Street, Bungendore, New South Wales
Enlistment date12 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot III, Row I, Grave No. 12), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
34
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Ann RICKETTS
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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