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Lawrence Arnold SWAIN

Regimental number5434
Place of birthVictor Harbor South Australia
ReligionCongregational
OccupationGardener
AddressVictor Harbor, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emily Swain, Victor Harbor, South Australia
Previous military service74th Infantry
Enlistment date20 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 26 February 1917
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 43), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
60
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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