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FLACK, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1040 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916, C Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lowan, Victoria, Australia, 10 April 1888 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Jilliby, New South Wales, Australia, 28 July 1967, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1040, 38th Infantry Battalion, C Company | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1040, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1040, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Nadine Murray
1040 Private (Pte) Herbert Flack, 38th Battalion. A labourer from Ballarat East, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Flack embarked with C Company from Melbourne on HMAT Runic on 20 June 1916. Later transferring to the 6th Battalion, he was gassed whilst serving in France. Following the Armistice he was granted indefinite leave to remain in England to marry and was demobilised on 16 October 1919. Along with his wife, he returned to Australia on 19 June 1920. - Trove