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Sydney Collins WARD

Regimental number251
Place of birthChinchilla, Queensland
SchoolState School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressChinchilla, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ward, Henry Street, Chinchilla, Queensland
Enlistment date24 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death21
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
136
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard Albert and Mary WARD.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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