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LONGBOTTOM, Aubrey Cornelius
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1957, 195 |
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Enlisted: | 2 March 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | York, Western Australia, 1881 |
Home Town: | Grass Valley, Northam, Western Australia |
Schooling: | State School, York, Western Australia |
Occupation: | Farm Manager |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 January 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres IV C 47 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Northam Fallen, Northam Memorial Hospital, York District Great War Honour Board, York War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1957, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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18 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1957, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
18 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1957, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle | |
12 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 195, 44th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Engagement
Was engaged to Miss B Carter of Quellington WA just before enlisting.
Submitted 19 July 2022 by Narelle Wasley
Biography contributed
Aubrey Cornelius LONGBOTTOM was born in York in Western Australia in 1881
His parents were George LONGBOTTOM & Eliza SNOW
"I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me"