Patrick Michael WARD

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WARD, Patrick Michael

Service Number:	1010
Enlisted:	20 July 1915, PTE WARD would die at Fromelles on the first anniversary of his enlistment.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland., date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Killed during the Battle of Fromelles, Fromelles / Fleurbaix France, 20 July 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Grave I. K. 33.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1010, 30th Infantry Battalion, PTE WARD would die at Fromelles on the first anniversary of his enlistment.
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1010, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1010, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

As at June, 2019 CWGC record him as simply P.R.Ward.

He was born in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

He is one of 5 Australian casualties honoured on the Coatbridge War Memorial.

Coatbridge (Scots: Cotbrig or Coatbrig, Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid a' Chòta) is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about 8.5 miles east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. The town, with neighbouring Airdrie, is part of the Greater Glasgow urban area.

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