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David CANAVAN

Regimental number1908
Date of birth27 October 1897
Place of birthCollingwood, Victoria
SchoolVere Street State School, Collingwood, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBootmaker
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Canavan, 27 Hodgkinson Street, Clifton Hill, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment dateNO ENTRY
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 26 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd A.T.M.Bty
FateReturned to Australia 5 April 1919
Other detailsWar service: Gallipoli (until the evacuation), France

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