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Herbert John RUSSELL

Regimental number542
Place of birthRaymond Terrace New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCarmichael Street, Raymond Terrace, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, George Russell, Carmichael Street, Raymond Terrace, New South Wales
Enlistment date24 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBethlehem Farm West Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 17), Messines, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Edith RUSSELL, Raymond Terrace, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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