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FIRKIN, Joseph Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3002 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Narrogin, Narrogin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 31 December 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narrogin War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1916: | Involvement 3002, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Jan 1916: | Embarked 3002, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle | |
| 31 Dec 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3002, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3002 awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-12-31 |
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