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RUSSELL, Allan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 296 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Prahran, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, 1893 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 25 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 296, Prahran, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 296, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 296, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 296, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 296, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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