Douglas CASWELL

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Service Number:	397
Enlisted:	23 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Powick, Worcestershire, England, 28 July 1894
Home Town:	Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, St Paul's Church Stockton HR, Stockton Soldiers Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

23 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 397, Depot Battalion , Liverpool, New South Wales
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 397, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 397, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
16 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 397, 30th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per HMAT "Hororata"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 397, 30th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 397, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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