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AGASSIZ, Theo
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1902 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia, 17 February 1892 |
| Home Town: | Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Enmore Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 22 October 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1902, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1902, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1902, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 22 Oct 1916: | Involvement Driver, 1902, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1902 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1916-10-22 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Theo Agassiz was the son of Joseph Charles and Theresa Mehi Agassiz who had both passed away years before the First World War. He gave his next of kin as Grace Mary Agassiz as his next of kin.
His brother, Lieutenant Cecil Traynor Agassiz 55th Battalion AIF was serving with Theo when he died and was returned to Australia wounded in 1917.
Another brother 15653 Roy Alfred Agassiz served with the Artillery and returned to Australia in 1919.
The three brothers all gave their address as Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales.
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