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David ARMSTRONG

Regimental number6414
Place of birthBurnside, Doagh Co, Antrim, Ireland
Place of birthBallyclare, Ireland
Other NamesARMSTRONG, D
SchoolCogry National School, Doagh, Ireland
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationStation hand
AddressMerribee, Barallan, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 8"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Black, Burnside, Doagh, Co Antrim, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 May 1916
Place of enlistmentCootamundra, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 September 1917
Place of death or woundingMenin Road, Ypres, Belgium
Date of death20 September 1917
Age at death27
Place of burialRailway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) (Plot IV, Row N, Grave No. 5), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
35
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 9 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 26 October 1916

Marched into 1st Training Bn, 8 December 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 28 February 1917; marched into Etaples, 1 March 1917; taken on strength, 3rd Bn, in the field, 22 March 1917.

Killed in action, Belgium, 20 September 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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