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William BRAVENBOER

Regimental number7364
Place of birthRotterdam, Netherlands
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressAdelaide, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinWife, Mrs G Bravenboer c/o Mrs H Harding, 239 Franklin Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military serviceHad served in the Dutch Navy.
Enlistment date14 April 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 June 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death27
Place of burialLa Kreule Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 22), Hazebrouck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
58
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Bastian and Johannah BVRAVENBOER; husband of Grace BRAVENBOER, 3 Good Enough Street, Mile End, South Australia. Native of Holland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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