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William Henry YEO

Regimental number3516
Place of birthFrogmore, New South Wales
SchoolFrogmore Public School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressBurrowa, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs Harriet Yeo, Reids Flat, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name54th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/71/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row G, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
160
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Henry and Harriet YEO
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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