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Harry Renton BRITTAIN

Regimental number1321
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolWarrnambool and Korois State Schools, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressMain Road, Narranda, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinHenry Brittain, Main Road, Narranda, Victoria
Enlistment date15 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateDied of disease 14 July 1915
Place of death or woundingHeliopolis, Egypt
Age at death23
Place of burialCairo War memorial Cemetery (Block B, Grave No. 329), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
101
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Ada Elizabeth BRITTAIN. Born at Melbourne, Victoria

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