Frederick Nash (Sgt Major F.N.Colson) COLSON Belgium Croix de Guerre

Badge Number: S22159, Sub Branch: Alice Springs
S22159

COLSON, Frederick Nash

Service Number: 4095
Enlisted: 5 January 1916, Greenbushes WA
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 28th Infantry Battalion
Born: Booleroo Centre, 17 July 1886
Home Town: Alice Springs, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Sleeper Hewer
Died: Heart Attack, Alice Springs, 7 April 1957, aged 70 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No burials are accepted at the General Cemetery unless you hold an “Exclusive Right of Burial Certificate”.
Memorials: Greenbushes War Memorial, W.A.
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World War 1 Service

5 Jan 1916: Enlisted Greenbushes WA
1 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 4095, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 4095, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
8 Feb 1917: Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 28th Infantry Battalion, Promoted to a full Corporal within three weeks of being made a Temporary Corporal
1 Mar 1917: Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 28th Infantry Battalion, Promoted to Sergeant one month after he was a Temporary Sergeant
11 Nov 1918: Involvement 4095, 28th Infantry Battalion

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