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FRENCH, Albert Lester
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1872 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 5th Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF |
| Born: | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, 17 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Mosman Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 January 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mosman Methodist Church Great War Roll of Honour, Woolooga & District Honour Roll, Woolooga & District War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Brisbane, Queensland. | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1872, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1872, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 17 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier | |
| 23 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 5th Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Involvement Bombardier, 1872, killed in action on 29 January 1917 when his unit was between Gueudecourt, Somme and Le-Transloy, Pas-de-Calais. |
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