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Pte. Reginald Thomas Kerslake MiD.
Australian Army 34th Battalion
from:Bringelly, NSW
Reginald Kerslake was the son of John Charles Kerslake and Alice Maude Wolrich. He enlisted on 14th of December 1915 and was assigned to the 34th Battalion.
He sailed on the HMAT Horatio which left Sydney on 2nd of May 1916, arriving at Plymouth on 23rd of June 1916. He was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital on 18th of September 1916 suffering from bronchitis, until he rejoined his unit on 15th of October 1916.
He was promoted to Sergeant, then 2nd Lieutenant, then Lieutenant. He was mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's despatch of 16th of March 1919 which was promulgated in the London Gazette No. 31448 of 11th of July 1919.
His brother was Charles William Kerslake, Regimental No. 3580 (33rd Australian Battalion,11th reinforcement. Both returned home.

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