Samuel WAXMAN

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Service Numbers:	5902, 5905
Enlisted:	7 August 1916, Enlisted t Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Warsaw, Russian Empire, 17 June 1896
Home Town:	Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Medindie, North Adelaide, 6 April 1942, aged 45 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (General) No known grave South Australian Garden of Remembrance - Plaque only
Memorials:

7 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5902, Enlisted t Melbourne
2 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 5905, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 5905, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne

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7 August 1916 - Also served as a reservist in the Russian Imperial Army

21 March 1918 - Wounded in action - gassed

6 October 1919 - Returned to Australia on board Pakea

15 January 1920 - Naturalized, at the time was residing at 8 Wattletree road, Malvern, Victoria, Australia

9 January 1923 - Married Leah Peskin in the Synagogue, Adelaide

RSL Information

2 June 1931 - Joined State Branch while residing at the address of 18 NOrthcote Terrace, Medindie, North Adelaide, SA