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Francis WERRY

Regimental number5234
Place of birthHarwood Island, Clarence River, New South Wales
SchoolChurch of England Grammar School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarrier
Address1 Webb Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinSister, Miss A Werry 24 Cox Avenue, Bondi, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Makarini on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 28 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death32
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
42
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Western and Anna WERRY.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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