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COMMANS, Andrew Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 388 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps) |
| Born: | Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Pyramid Hill, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 388, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Broadmeadows, Vic. | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 388, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 388, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 388, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 388, 4th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 12 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt | |
| 7 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), France | |
| 8 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), France | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 388, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), Battle of Messines | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), France | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 388, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), The Battle of Amiens | |
| 28 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 388, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), RTA 3 December 1918 for discharge. |
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