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CHRISTIANSEN, Jens
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5436 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 February 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Laidley, Queensland, 3 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Coolabunia, South Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kingaroy RSL Roll of Honour, Kingaroy Stone of Remembrance, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 5436, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5436, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 5436, 26th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5436 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-09 |
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