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Walter Charles FAWCETT

Regimental number2477
Place of birthGrafton New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressLismore, New South Wales
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Charlotte Fawcett, Dunoon, New South Wales
Enlistment date25 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 20 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 May 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3805 Pte Cecil FAWCETT, 30th Bn, killed in action, 17 June 1918.
Other detailsWar service: trained at Ennoggera, Qld. Served in Egypt, Gallipoli, France. Wounded, March 1918, but remained on duty.
Sources'Australia's Fighting Sons of the Empire', p. 121

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