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Christopher Norman WARD

Regimental number3859
Place of birthTerang, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionBaptist
OccupationFarmer
AddressPO, Port Campbell, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation41
Next of kinWife, Mrs Willemina Jemina Edith Ward, PO, Port Campbell, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in South Africa where he was wounded in 1901. His Captain was H B Chalmers.
Enlistment date18 July 1918
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 July 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Light Horse Regiment, 30th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/9/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 2 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 30 September 1918
Place of death or woundingSouth of Damascus
Age at death43
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsJerusalem Memorial, Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
4
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Eliza WARD.

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