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William Joseph DENTEN

Regimental number1178
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressDrouin, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinBrother, George Ronald Denten, Drouin, Victoria
Enlistment date4 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialGuards' Cemetery (Plot VII, Row L. Grave No. 8).
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
169
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Morgan and Maud Golden DENTEN. Native of Geelong, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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