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NEEDHAM, Francis Jack
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 182 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1915, Rockhampton |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 15 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Alpha, Barcaldine, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Book keeper - later Chartered Accountant |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3 October 1974, aged 82 years |
| Cemetery: |
Redcliffe Cemetery, Qld Section 100, Row L, Plot 11. |
| Memorials: | New Farm St Michael & All Angels Anglican Church WWI Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 182, Rockhampton | |
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| 1 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement 182, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked 182, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, GSW left eyebrow | |
| 19 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion |
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