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TOWNSEND, Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7146 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kilkenny, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Greenbushes, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Memorials: | Greenbushes War Memorial, W.A. |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 7146, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Albany embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Jul 1917: | Embarked Private, 7146, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Albany |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Next of kin-Mother, Mrs Margaret Townsend, Blackstaff, Callan, Kilkenny, Ireland.
Enlistment date-21 March 1917
Private 28th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
Unit from Nominal Roll-Australian Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company.
Unit embarked from Albany, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 24 July 1917-he was then 27.
Returned to Australia 12 July 1919
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