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FREESTONE, Albert Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 53 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1914, Enlisted at Ballarat |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Queen Street State School, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 26 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 41, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brown Hill Queen Street State School No 1998 Roll of Honor, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 53, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 53, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 53, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 1 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 53, 14th Infantry Battalion, Slight | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 53, 14th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Hill 60 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry James Freestone and Mary Ann Elizabeth (nee Goldby) Freestone of Ballarat. Brother of H J Freestone, Ernest Stanley Freestone, Hetta Flora Freestone, Alfred J Freestone, Leslie Roy Freestone, Miss E Freestone and Lucy Wallace (nee Freestone)
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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