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John Edward CHURCHILL

Regimental number9846
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
SchoolFort Street Public School, Sydney, New South Wales
Other trainingTechnical College, Sydney
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressMcBurney Street, Naremburn, North Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Ellen Churchill, 'Withdean', McBurney Street, Naremburn, North Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNo
Enlistment date14 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name9th Field Company Engineers
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/28/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 5 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Field Company Engineers
FateDied of wounds 19 October 1916
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death25
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
160
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Amy Margaret and the late Arthur Boswell CHURCHILL, husband of Mary E. CHURCHILL, Withdean, McBurney Street, Crow's Nest, North Sydney, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New SouthWales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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