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Samuel WEST

Regimental number3648
Place of birthHull, England
SchoolPublic School, Manchester, England
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionMethodist
OccupationTramway employee
Address28 Hume Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinWife, Mrs I P West, 80 Chandos Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed with Lancashire Territorial Engineers.
Enlistment date6 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 20 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death24
Place of burialLawnswood Cemetery (Row W, Grave 449), Yorkshire.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
92
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary WEST.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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