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Davitt Jack SCHWIND

Regimental number3803
Place of birthWodonga, Victoria
SchoolSt Augustine's Convent School, Wodonga, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSalesman
AddressCarlton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Schwind, 303 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Victoria
Previous military serviceSergeant in the Cadets.
Enlistment date8 February 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name46th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/63/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 28 February 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Davitt spelt Davill
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death19
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 12), Harabonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
142
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Sara SCHWIND, 303 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousins: 994 Pte Arthur SCHWIND, 55th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 January 1919; 1739 Pte Francis SCHWIND, 55th Bn, returned to Australia, 2 June 1919; 1738 Pte Bert SCHWIND MM, 55th Bn, returned to Australia, 2 June 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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