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Frederick Harold George TOWNSEND

Regimental number3403
Place of birthLatrobe Tasmania
ReligionBaptist
OccupationFarmer
AddressRidgley, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, James Townsend, Ridgley, Tasmania
Previous military service91st Infantry
Enlistment date1 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 14 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 August 1918
Place of burialBray Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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