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Samuel John Donald UREN

Regimental number1003
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressNewington Road, Stawell, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 7.5"
Weight167 lbs
Next of kinMother
Previous military serviceYes
Enlistment date5 February 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name18th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 May 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Jane Ann UREN
Discharge date21 September 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Thermistocles', 8 May 1916; disembarked 19 June 1916; discharged (medically unfit/wounded?), Sydney, 21 September 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death22 March 1933
Age at death47
Place of burialSurbiton Cemetery, Surrey, England
SourcesNAA: B2455, UREN Samuel John Donald

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