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COLBY, Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3388 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 January 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 23 September 1898 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Messenger |
| Died: | 8 January 1971, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Barmera (Upper Murray) Garden of Memory Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1917: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3388, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3388, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, GSW ABDOMEN | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3388 | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 3388, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
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