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SHANKS, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2464 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Oxley, Victoria, February 1878 |
| Home Town: | Bobinawarrah, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 21 February 1959, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Footscray Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Bobinawarrah Hurdle Creek State School No 2536 and Residents Pictorial HR, Meadow Creek Pictorial Honour Board, Milawa St. Paul's Anglian Great War Roll of Honour, Moyhu Reflection Corner, Oxley War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 2464, Mining Corps | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 2464, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 2464, Mining Corps, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 2464, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 2464, Mining Corps, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 13 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 18 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 2464, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Medical disability: nephritis |
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