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John Alexander ARMSTRONG

Regimental number7442
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressFairview, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinFather, J Armstrong, Fairview, Inverell, New South Wales
Enlistment date3 February 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 14 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll52nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot II, Row K, Grave No. 2), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
154
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Mary ARMSTRONG, 'Fair View', Inverell, New South Wales. Native of Kangaloon, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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