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Robert FAWCETT

Regimental number1118
Place of birthCrosby Garret, Westmorland, England
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressC/o R Rowland, boorte Farm, Dangerleigh via Armidale, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, R Fawcett, Kirkeswald, Carlisle, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 28 April 1916
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialMont Huon Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row H, Grave No. 2A), Le Treport, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
122
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Sarah Ann FAWCETT, Howscales, Kirkoswald, Cumberland, England. Native of Crosby Garrett, Westmorland, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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