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MARCHANT, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2456 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 April 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Collie, Collie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wood Turner |
| Died: | Died of Illness (pneumonia), France, 11 November 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block S, Plot 111, Row T, Grave 22, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2456, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 20 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2456, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Uganda embarkation_ship_number: A66 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2456, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Uganda, Fremantle | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2456, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, GSW (right arm) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David and Annie Marchant of Geraldton, WA; brother of Neil Thomas Marchant
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to enlistment he had been apprenticed to David Hepburn of Geraldton WA for 5 years
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