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Joseph Alexander FAINT

Regimental number3205
Place of birthKellys Plain, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressKellys Plains via Armidale, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Alexander Faint, Kellys Plains via Armidale, New South Wales
Enlistment date19 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 October 1916
Place of enlistmentArmidale, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name54th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/71/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 3 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death21 October 1947
Age at death50
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, FAINT Joseph Alexander

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