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FREEBAIRN, David Thompson
Personal Details
Service Number: | 259 |
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Enlisted: | 21 October 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Alma Plains, South Australia, 6 July 1882 |
Home Town: | Medindie, Walkerville, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Chaff merchant |
Died: | Natural causes, Walkerville, South Australia, 19 October 1962, aged 80 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Georgetown & District Boer War Honour Board, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, Hamley Bridge District WW1 Roll of Honor, Walkerville St. Andrew's Anglican Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 259, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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25 Oct 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
11 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, SN 259, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
11 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, SN 259, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
7 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
20 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
20 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
10 Jun 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
10 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment |
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