August (Augie) BAND

BAND, August

Service Number: 6066
Enlisted: 13 September 1915, Enlisted in Ipswich, Queensland to Sydney18/01/1916
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 15th Field Company Engineers
Born: Minden, Queensland, Australia, 14 December 1895
Home Town: Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Saddler
Died: Natural Causes, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 2001
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Booval War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

13 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 6066, 6th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted in Ipswich, Queensland to Sydney18/01/1916
20 Jan 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 6066, 6th Field Company Engineers, From Sydney to Alexandria, Egypt HMAT Runic
18 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6066, 15th Field Company Engineers, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front"
29 Apr 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 6066, 15th Field Company Engineers, Fell in bomb hole with horse and was trapped for 3 hours. Accident injuries to foot and knee. Went to England to hospital and convalescing.
24 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 6066, 15th Field Company Engineers

World War 2 Service

6 Apr 1942: Enlisted

World War 1 Service

Date unknown: Embarked Driver, 6066, 6th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Brisbane
Date unknown: Involvement Driver, 6066, 6th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''

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