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ANSELL, Herbert Abraham
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Commissioned Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia , 1878 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Hutchins School, Hobart, Tasmania University of Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Electrical Engineer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Ligny-Thilloy, Département de la Somme, France, 23 October 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France Plot II, Row M, Grave No. 30 |
| Memorials: | Hutchins School WW1 Honour Roll, Jewish Community of Tasmania Roll of Honor, Victorian Jewish War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 8th Machine Gun Company, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 8th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-10-23 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Larkins
Parents: Henry and Hannah ANSELL
NoK: Next of kin Sister, Miss Evelyn Ansell, 'Linfern', Redan Street, St Kilda, Victoria
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