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SAWYERS, Sydney James Armstrong

Service Number:	2857
Enlisted:	5 July 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling:	North Kalgoorlie State School, Western Australia
Occupation:	Photographer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 7 September 1916
Cemetery:	Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 12. BRIGHT, INTELLIGENT LAD WAS RESPECTED & LOVED BY ALL HIS REGIMENT
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Norseman District Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

5 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2857, 12th Infantry Battalion
1 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2857, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
1 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2857, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle
7 Sep 1916:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 2857, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2857 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-07

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