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Roy Edward TRANTER

Regimental number1261
Place of birthGlen Oak
SchoolGlenoak Public School,
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressSpurfield, Glenoak, West Maitland, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Anna Catherine Tranter, Spurfield Glenoak, West Maitland, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 20 March 1917
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death20.7
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter Herbert and Anna Catherine TRANTER, Glenelg Street, Raymond Terrace, New South Wales. Native of Glen Oak, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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