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ABSOLOM, David Leslie Clyde
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1782 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1916, Claremont |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tas., 27 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Public School Hobart |
| Occupation: | Postman |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 13 October 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Passchendaele, New British Cemetery Plot 7 Row B Grave 8 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart All Saints Church Honour Roll, Hobart Postmaster-General's Department WW1 Honour Roll, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 May 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, SN 1782, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, SN 1782, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, SN 1782, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Involvement Corporal, SN 1782, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
Personal Stories
War Service
Born 27 April, 1894 in Hobart, Tasmania
Son of William Henry ABSOLOM & Emily Louisa nee WILLIAMS
Of 13 Cascade Rd, Hobart South, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Postman
Enlisted: 29 May 1916
Embarkation: 8 August 1916 from Hobart per ‘Ballarat’
Age: 22 years
Served in France & Belgium
Killed in Action: 13 October 1917
Buried: Passchendaele New British Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium
Plot 7, Row B, Grave 8
Photograph Tasmania Weekly Courier 11 July 1918 insert 5
Submitted 29 January 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Henry ABSOLOM and Emily Louisa nee WILLIAMS
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