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BRANCH, Frederick Thomas

Service Numbers:	2138, 2138A
Enlisted:	21 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Karangi New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Blackheath, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Karangi Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 23 December 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blackheath Memorial Arch, Coffs Harbour Karangi Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

World War 1 Service

21 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
11 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 2138, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: ''
11 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 2138, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney
23 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 2138A, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2138A awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-23

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