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Eustace ARMSTRONG

Regimental number6775
Place of birthWorcester, England
SchoolNo school in Australia.
Age on arrival in Australia9
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressKojonup, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Eustace Fox Armstrong, Woodhouse Farm, Kojonup, Western Australia
Enlistment date19 February 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 29 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 20 February 1918
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death18.4
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 25), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
78
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Eustace and Fanny ARMSTRONG. Native of Worcester, England
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2776 Pte Reginald Fox ARMSTRONG, 44th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 June 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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