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KARELIN, Peter Alexander

Service Number:	2168
Enlisted:	12 April 1915, Townsville, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Vladivostok, Russia, 13 March 1889
Home Town:	Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 7 May 1917, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

12 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2168, Townsville, Queensland
12 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2168, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
12 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2168, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane
4 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2168, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
21 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2168, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
7 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2168, 9th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)

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