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William DUCK

Regimental number1734
Place of birthBirregurra, Victoria
SchoolBirregurra State School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGroom
AddressBirregurra, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Duck, Birregurra, Victoria
Enlistment date16 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 14 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Row E, Grave No. 18), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
43
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Martin and Ellen DUCK, Birregurra, Victoria
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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