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Herbert SAXON

Regimental number3493
Place of birthGrafton, Clarence River, New South Wales
SchoolGrafton and Carr's Creek Public Schools, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressBangalow, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Thomas Saxon, Bangalow, New South Wales
Enlistment date26 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name47th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/64/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death27.9
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 15), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
144
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Eliza SAXON. Ntive of Bangalow, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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