SEYMOUR, Aubrey Isaac
| Service Number: | 3920 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | O'Connell, New South Wales, Australia, 25 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | O'Connell, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 1 July 1962, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bathurst General Cemetery Methodist, Sec: B, Row: C |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, O`Connell ANZAC Memorial Avenue, Portland District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3920, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3920, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3920, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Imprisoned Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Aubrey Seymour was born at O’Connell near Bathurst in NSW. He enlisted with his brother Albert Seymour during August 1915 and they both left for overseas in January 1916. They both transferred to the 55th Battalion during April 1916 and Aubrey was captured at Fromelles on the 20 July 1916. Aubrey was repatriated to England December 1918 and returned to Australia March 1919.
Aubrey Isaac Seymour stated in an interview after the war, “I was in the well-known stunt of July 16th, 1916, in which elements of our battalion, with others, having reached the German second line, were surrounded and captured. My O.C. Company was Captain Gibbon. Platoon Officer was Captain Dunoon. We saw them during the night but later lost sight of them.”
(Platoon officer should be Lieutenant William Denoon M.C. 55th Battalion)
A third brother, Arthur Frederick Seymour was killed in action at Hermies, France on 15 April 1917.