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BOARD, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1362 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Inkermam, South Australia, 19 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bowmans, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Balaklava, South Australia, 6 June 1952, aged 60 years |
| Cemetery: |
Balaklava Public Cemetery, S.A. Balaklava Public Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Port Wakefield Bowmans Methodist Church & District WW1 Roll of Honour, Port Wakefield Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1362, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1362, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1362, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 6 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1362, 9th Light Horse Regiment |
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9 Light Horse Regiment
Rank - Private
Suffered from slight deafness prior to enlisting
Regular treament of Quine for Malaria
6 January 1920 - Returned to Australia on board Aeneas
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of William and Elizabeth Board(nee Fraser) of Bowmans via Port Wakefield, South Australia. Husband of Jean Aitken Board (nee Stockwell). Married on 15 February 1927 in the Maughan Church Adelaide. Father of Willa, Heather and Margaret
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