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Edward TRENWITH

Regimental number1979
Place of birthDevonport, Devon, England
Place of birthDevonport, England
SchoolArncliffe Public School, Sydney, New South Wales
Age on arrival in Australia7
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Addressc/o Mrs E McCarthy, Strutton, Kingslangley Road, Greenwich, North Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Alice Trenwith, c/o Mrs E McCarthy, Strutton, Kingslangley Road, Greenwich, North Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name59th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/76/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 May 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death18.3
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialNoreuil Australian Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Mrs. Alice Margaret BELL, River Road, Greenwich, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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