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LINDSAY, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 671 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 19 November 1888 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ironside |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Poziers, The Somme, France, 29 July 1916, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval Albert's body was not found until some years after his death. Therefore he was commemorated at the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France. His body was eventually identified by his identity tags and buried in 1939 at London Cemetery & Extension, Longueval, Somme France. Grave Ref:10.C.48. , London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, Picardie, France |
| Tree Plaque: |
Yeronga Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Annerley Stephens Shire Council Residents Honour Board 2, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yeronga War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 671, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 671, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 671, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 671 awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-29 |
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