Albert Carl ONIONS MM

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Service Numbers:	1875, 1875A
Enlisted:	5 December 1914, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, 9 August 1895
Home Town:	Ulverstone, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 11 June 1917, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Name appears on Menin Gate, Panel 29
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Devonport Cenotaph, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

5 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1875, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
1 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1875, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1875, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide
21 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, From 15th Battalion. Letter A added to service number when taken on strength. At Tel-el-Kebir
19 Apr 1917:	Honoured Military Medal
11 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 1875A, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1875A awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-11

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Son of William Isaac Onions and Rosetta Onions nee Sheppard of Forth, Tasmania.

Brother of Edward Isaac Onions who returned to Australia on 5 February 1919 having served with the 51st Battalion

Medals: Military Medal, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal