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FOLKES , Sydney John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1287 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Halls Gap, Victoria, Australia, 24 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Ararat, Ararat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Stawell Primary School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gouy , France , 1 October 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gouy Plot 2 Row B2, Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gouy, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fyans Creek State School Roll of Honor, Halls Gap Memorial Gates, Stawell War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1287, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1287, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 1 Oct 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 1287, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1287 awm_unit: 39th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-10-01 |
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