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TUFNELL, West Trollope
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4721 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 November 1915, Black Boy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Albany, Western Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Tenterden, Cranbrook, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 2 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cranbrook War Memorial, Cranbrook War Memorial Wall, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4721, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Black Boy Hill, WA | |
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| 12 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4721, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4721, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 30 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4721, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Mouquet Farm, GSW to arms and legs. Evacuated to 49th CCS (situated at Contay) where he died of his wounds on 2 September 1916. |
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