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Henry Douglas Vyner CASWELL

Regimental number6543
Place of birthWalgett New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBusiness manager
AddressSydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinSister, Miss V S Caswell, 127 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date25 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialPasschendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XI, Row F, Grave No. 19), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
82
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Vyner and Georgina CASWELL. Born at Walgett, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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