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STRAUSS, Albert Francis
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1914 |
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Enlisted: | 29 April 1916, Bendigo, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Emu Creek, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
Home Town: | Quarry Hill, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1914, 38th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1914, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1914, 38th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
28 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1914, 38th Infantry Battalion, SW to face (slight) sustained near Houplines. Evacuated to CCS and rejoined unit 7 February 1917. | |
7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1914, 38th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1914, 38th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1914, 38th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele | |
28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1914, 38th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Morlancourt | |
13 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 38th Infantry Battalion, France | |
11 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1914, 38th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, GSW to left shoulder and right arm sustained near Proyart. Evacuated to hospital (Etaples). Rejoined unit 7 October 1918. | |
4 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1914, 38th Infantry Battalion, RTA 27 May 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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