TWYCROSS S.A.
Given Names: Samuel Alfred
Service Number: 4783
Unit: 24th Battalion, 12th reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number: 75668
Age: 31 Yrs 10 Mths
Occupation: Steward
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 4 In
Weight: 120 Lbs
Chest: 32-34 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 16/2/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Emma Twycross
68 Harold Street, Upper Hawthorn, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 4/4/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Euripides A14
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Mahia
Embarked: 4/6/1919
Disembarked: 17/7/1919
Unit: 24th Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 20/10/1919
Place:
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 40497
Victory Medal: 39931
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 20/4/1884
Place: Rochester, Victoria
Father: Samuel TWYCROSS
Mother: Janet RUSSELL
MARRIAGE
Year: 1915
Place:
Spouse: Emma Beatrice DANIELS
DEATH
Date or Year: 20/3/1966
Place: Fremantle, Western Australia
Burial: Karrakatta Cemetery, WA, Western Australia
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 3/5/1917; gun shot wound, left arm
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Kew State School
Hawthorn Town Hall
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
Service Number: W242927
Date Enlisted: 9/10/1939
Date Discharged: 27/9/1944
COMMENTS