MARSHALL, Alban Edward Sandover
| Service Number: | 2115 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 May 1916, Maryborough |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 12 March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Wetheron, North Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Byrnestown State School, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 26 May 1917, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium Plot III, Row A, Grave 9 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2115, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Maryborough | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2115, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2115, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 25 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2115, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2115, 42nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Alban Edward Sandover MARSHALL was born in South Brisbane, Queensland on 12th March, 1888
His parents were William John MARSHALL & Julia Kezia SOPER
He enlisted in Maryborough, Queensland on 11th May, 1916 and embarked from Brisbane with the 42nd Infantry Battalion, 3rd reinforcements on the HMAT Clan McGillivray on 7th September, 1916
He was wounded in action in Belgium on 25th May, 1917 and died of his wounds on 26th May, 1917 - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
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His brother William James Soper Searl MARSHALL (SN1180) also served during WW1 and returned to Australia in 1918
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