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Edward Lakeman TENNANT

Regimental number674
Place of birthBourke, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressWilliam Street, Bathurst, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Height5'8.25"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Lucy Maude Tennant, 135 Arthur Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceN/A
Enlistment date5 February 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 December 1916
Place of enlistmentOrange, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 9, Reinforcement 11
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/14/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 21 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 13 December 1918
Date of death12 September 1919
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis (Portion H, Grave No. 2237), New South Wales
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Joseph and Alice TENNANT. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, NSW.
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 13 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 31 January 1919; discharged

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, TENNANT Edward Lakeman

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