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William John DEMPSEY

Regimental number3494
Place of birthCardiff Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Mrs Cross, Mount Brisbane Hotel, Crossdale via Esk, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emma Dempsey, 43 Seymour Street, Portland, Cardiff, South Wales, England
Enlistment date2 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 6 August 1916
Place of burialPuchevillers british Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
104
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Town. Brisbane, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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