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FAULKNER, Lionel Herbert

Service Number:	5090
Enlisted:	12 January 1916, Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Hednesford, Staffordshire, UK, 1891
Home Town:	Albany, Albany, Western Australia
Schooling:	St Josephs Christian Bros College, Albany, Western Australia
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Bronco Pneumonia, 2nd General Hospital, Le Havre, France, 19 October 1918
Cemetery:	Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre Division 62, Plot V, Row L, Grave No. 7
Memorials:	Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Albany St John's Anglican Church Great War Honour Roll, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

12 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5090, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Blackboy Hill, WA
31 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 5090, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
31 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5090, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle
10 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5090, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Gassed. Rejoined unit 15 July 1917.
16 Jul 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), France
8 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5090, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), The Battle of Amiens, Gassed. Evacuated to hospital (France). A week after being discharged from hospital, he was admitted again with influenza and pneumonia, from which he died of on 19 October 1918 at the 2nd General Hospital, Le Havre.
19 Oct 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 5090, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5090 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-10-19

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