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Robert James TOWNSEND

Regimental number6626
Place of birthBrisbane Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressMaryborough, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinWife, Mrs S Townsend, Mitchell Street, West End, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date20 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Date of death6 June 1948

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