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ZILM, Fred

Service Number:	759
Enlisted:	3 February 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	South Hammocks, South Australia, March 1888
Home Town:	Maitland, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:	Maitland War Memorial

World War 1 Service

3 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 759
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 759, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 759, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 759

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Biography contributed by Glenunga International High School

Fred Zilm: World War 1

Fred Zilm was 28 years old when he decided to embark on the war.
His unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric.
His rank from the Nominal Roll was a Corporal.
His war service was on the Western Front.
His unit name was 43rd Battalion, Machine Gun Section and his unit from the Nominal Roll was the 43rd Battalion.