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William Herbert ECKFORD

Regimental number7079
Place of birthErskineville New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address39 Albert Street, Erskineville, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Isabelle Atkinson, 39 Albert Street, Erskineville, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military service7th Light Horse
Enlistment date18 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentActing Bombardier
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 5, Brigade HQ
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 18 November 1915
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Date of death31 March 1949

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