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Samuel LINDSAY

Regimental number319
Place of birthBelfast, Ireland
ReligionAgnostic
OccupationWheat agent
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44.11
Height5' 6.75"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Bella Lindsay, Denial Bay, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 September 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Unit name32nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 24 August 1917
Discharge date8 November 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, England

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Benalla', 24 August 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 24 October 1917, for overland travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit: overage), Adelaide, 8 November 1917.

War service: 2 years 63 days (of which 1 year 341 days was abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
SourcesNAA: B2455, LINDSAY Samuel

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