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William Henry TREW

Regimental number2410
Place of birthWoolami, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Richard J Trew, Woolanni P O, Woolanni, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 14 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 February 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death19
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
142
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: R.J. and Catherine TREW, Woolamai, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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