Regimental number
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4523
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Religion
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Presbyterian
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Occupation
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Labourer
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Address
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Traralgon, Victoria
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Marital status
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Single
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Age at embarkation
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18
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Next of kin
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Mother, Mrs Annie Couch, Traralgon, Victoria
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Enlistment date
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9 October 1916
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Rank on enlistment
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Private
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Unit name
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AWM Embarkation Roll number
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23/46/3
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Embarkation details
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Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 16 December 1916
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Rank from Nominal Roll
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Private
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Unit from Nominal Roll
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39th Battalion
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Other details from Roll of Honour Circular
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Enlisted 9 October 1916 - 12 Rfcts 29 Btn; TOS, 39 Btn 30 July 1917.
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Fate
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Killed in Action 4 October 1917
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Place of death or wounding
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Broodseinde, Passchendaele, Belgium
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Age at death
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19
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Place of burial
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Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row G, Grave No. 10), Passchendaele, Belgium
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Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial |
131
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Other details
| War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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Documents | Red Cross Wounded and Missing |
Official Record |
Gippsland Memorial Park aims to identify all returned Service men and women from World War 1 who are laid to rest in Traralgon. In November a commemorative service will be held at the Cemetery in conjunction with the RSL. The public will be invited to honour and acknowledge all who participated in the Great War. As part of the project the Digital Shed will be helping people to identify their personal connection stop WW1 and record their own stories.
Monday, 12 October 2015
William Joseph COUCH
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