Albert Victor LARSEN

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Service Number:	440
Enlisted:	1 February 1916, Claremont, Tas.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Dromedary, Brighton, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 28 May 1918
Cemetery:	Borre British Cemetery Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 23
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour

1 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 440, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas.
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 440, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 440, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
18 Dec 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion, France
8 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 440, 12th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, SW to left thigh sustained at Boursies. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 20 October 1917.
28 May 1918:	Involvement Private, 440, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 440 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-28
28 May 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 440, 12th Infantry Battalion, Killed in action in the front line near Strazeele.

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