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MAGNUS, Adolph Edward
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1698, 1698A |
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| Enlisted: | 17 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Flemington, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 29 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Plot XXIII, Row E, Grave No. 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1698, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1698, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1698, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1698A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1698A awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-29 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Adolph was the son of Edward and Katherine Magnus of Kew, Victoria. The father, Edward, a German immigrant, had died in 1892, the year Adolph was born.
Adolph's younger brother, 2384 Pte. George Henry Magnus 5th Australian Pioneer Battalion was killed in action in Belgium 26 October 1917, aged 26.
Their mother, Katherine, died during September 1917 so all the brothers’ medals went to a another brother, Herman Edward Magnus, also resident of Kew, Victoria.