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William Charles EMBERSON

Regimental number5344
Place of birthRichmond, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressSouth Sassafras, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs Rosina B Emberson, South Sassafras, Victoria
Enlistment date24 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 1 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 20 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialLonguenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 60), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
99
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Annie EMBERSON, Sassafras South, Victoria. Native of Richmond, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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