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COLSON, Frederick Nash
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4095 |
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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. |
Service History
World War 1 Service
5 Jan 1916: | Enlisted Greenbushes WA | |
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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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