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COMPTON, Herbert George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1617 |
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| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 1 March 1898, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 May 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), West Maitland Superior Public School Honor Roll |
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World War 1 Service
| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1617, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1617, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 15 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 1617, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1617 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-15 |
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