Allan Beresford SEVESTRE

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SEVESTRE, Allan Beresford

Service Number:	24
Enlisted:	25 September 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	1st Divisional Ammunition Column
Born:	Hampstead,England, 1891
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cook
Died:	Accidental injuries, France, 12 April 1917
Cemetery:	Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, France Grave reference I.B.4
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

25 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 24, Brisbane, Queensland
21 Nov 1914:	Involvement Private, 24, 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
21 Nov 1914:	Embarked Private, 24, 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
12 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 24, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Births Jun 1891 Sevestre Allan Henry B Hampstead 1a 673

Gunner Sevestre served with the 1st Division Ammunition Column, Australian Artillery, Australian Imperial Force.

He was 25 and the son ofHenry and Blanche Sevestre of 17 Linton Crescent, Hastings, England.

Age at embarkation 23

Enlistment date 25 September 1914
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name
1 Australian General Hospital (November 1914)
Embarkation details
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A55 Kyarra on 21 November 1914.

He is remembered on the Hastings War Memorial.

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