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BAND, August
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6066 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 6066, 6th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted in Ipswich, Queensland to Sydney18/01/1916 | |
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| 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 |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Embarked Driver, 6066, 6th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Brisbane | |
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| 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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