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SIM, Alfred Ernest Gilbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 129 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, 25 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Box Hill, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Wellington, New Zealand, 11 June 1973, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Shire of Nunawading Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 129, 10th Machine Gun Company | |
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| 16 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 10th Machine Gun Company | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 129, 10th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 129, 10th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 10th Machine Gun Company | |
| 27 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 129, 10th Machine Gun Company, GSW wrist - slight (still a Blighty) | |
| 30 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 129, 10th Machine Gun Company |
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