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John Vincent ACTON

Regimental number4971
Place of birthGloucester, England
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCivil servant
AddressCottesloe, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, Mrs Minetta Ermyntrude Acton, 'Clevedon', West Railway Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia
Enlistment date20 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 December 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 18 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Corps Signal Company
FateReturned to Australia 1 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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