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ARMSTRONG, Herbert James

Service Number:	2028
Enlisted:	11 March 1916, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1898
Home Town:	Atherton, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Accountant
Died:	Atherton, Queensland ,Australia , 5 June 1958, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Atherton Rockley Road Cemetery Anglican Section B, Plots 101-150
Memorials:	Irvinebank Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

11 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2028, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland Australia
7 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2028, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane
7 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2028, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Appointed Acting Corporal at 3rd ADBD
3 Aug 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion, Promoted to Temporary Sergeant
8 Aug 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
11 Oct 1917:	Wounded 47th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot Wound to neck, knee and left arm. Admitted to 3rd London General Hospital

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