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COMPTON, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5330 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brighton, England, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Edwardstown, Marion, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Launceston State School |
| Occupation: | Cabinet Maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 7 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Daw Park Goodwood Road Methodist Church Honor Roll, Edwardstown District WW1 Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5330, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5330, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5330, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 7 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5330, 10th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) |
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