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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, 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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