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Bruce Lionel SIDDONS

Regimental number1632
Place of birthOundle, Northamptonshire, England
SchoolOundle, England
Age on arrival in Australia26
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFather, John M Siddons, Dundle, North Hants, England
Previous military serviceNil.
Enlistment date4 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular"Was wounded at Gallipoli and was several months at Cairo where he received much kindness from several individuals, especially an American and his wife.... He was offered a commission but preferred to work with his comrades." [Father: M Siddons of Oundle, England.]
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. I), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Eleanor SIDDONS, Silver Birch, Milton Road, Oundle, Northamptonshire, England

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