Andrew James MARCHANT MiD

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MARCHANT, Andrew James

Service Numbers:	755, S70709
Enlisted:	19 November 1914, Oaklands, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	3rd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Mile End, South Australia, Australia, 21 August 1889
Home Town:	Maltee, Ceduna, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural causes, Ceduna, South Australia, Australia, 13 April 1975, aged 85 years
Cemetery:	Ceduna Cemetery, S.A. Section A Grave 20
Memorials:	Ceduna Merghiny Maltee & Waranda Pictorial Roll of Honor, Ceduna Merghiny Maltee & Waranda Pictorial Roll of Honor, Ceduna Murat Bay and District WW1 Honor Roll, Rosewater Womens Memorial Roll of Honour WW1

World War 1 Service

19 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 755, Oaklands, South Australia
29 Jan 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 755, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Melbourne
29 Jan 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 755, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
9 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 755, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 755, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Katuna, Adelaide
23 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 755, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: ''
13 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 755, 3rd Light Horse Regiment

World War 2 Service

Date unknown:	Involvement S70709 , Volunteer Defence Corps (SA)

Marchant Andrew James

Andrew had taken up land at Maltee near Ceduna prior to his enlistment in WW1.

Details of mention in despatches: From the Story of the Australian Light Horse Regiment.

"Under cover of darkness Cpl. Marchant, with three men was sent out in an endeavour to get through from Zerka to Amman with despatches; the party got through, but one horse was shot and the rider narrowly escaped capture."

Submitted 12 May 2015 by Susanne Rendell

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