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Joseph BRAITHWAITE

Regimental number1113
Place of birthLiverpool, England
SchoolHeyworth St (National) School, Liverpool, England
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFather, Mathew Braithwaite, 14 Cadmus Street, Everton, Liverpool, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 May 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death20 May 1915
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave no. 8), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
31
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mathew and Mary BRAITHWAITE. Native of Liverpool, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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