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WOLFSON, Heyman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 221 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Koona, Russia, June 1876 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 25 July 1942, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 221, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 221, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 221, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 221, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), SW left leg and eyes | |
| 8 Sep 1919: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 221, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Heyman Wolfson was born in Koona, Russia. He was Jewish and worked as a Labourer. Hayman lived in Adelaide and enlisted on the 9th of August in 1915 to fight in the First World War. He embarked for war on the 18th of November 1915 and was wounded at Fromelles in July 1916. However, he recovered from this wound and returned to Australia in 1919 on April 13th. He fought with the 32nd Battalion.