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BRITTEN, Archibald Charles Jeffries

Service Number:	78
Enlisted:	17 September 1914
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	6th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, 19 October 1888
Home Town:	Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	The King’s School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Accountant
Died:	26 July 1922, aged 33 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Tamworth General Cemetery, New South Wales Westdale Road, Taminda, New South Wales, Australia. Plot; RC, K4. Memorial ID; 48587042.
Memorials:	Tamworth Public School WW1 Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

17 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 78, 6th Light Horse Regiment
21 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 78, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
21 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 78, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
8 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Light Horse Regiment, At ANZAC Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula.
28 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Light Horse Regiment
25 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 78, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Disembarked as per A72 HMAT ‘Beltana’ in Alexandria (Egypt).
1 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 6th Light Horse Regiment, In Alexandria (Egypt).
25 Oct 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 78, 6th Light Horse Regiment, To Suez for embarkation to Australia.
6 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 78, 6th Light Horse Regiment, March out to the 6th Light Horse Regiment Reinforcement camp at Moascar (Egypt).
2 Apr 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 78, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Embarked at Suez as per SS ‘Kildonan Castle’ for Australia.
9 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 78, 6th Light Horse Regiment

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