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ABBLITT, John William
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2566A, 3631a, V5553 |
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Enlisted: | 19 January 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 17 Garrison Battalion (Vic) |
Born: | Circular Head, Tasmania, Australia, 24 May 1891 |
Home Town: | Mengha, Circular Head, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 24 August 1956, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Boronia, Wall C, Niche 113 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
19 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 2566A, Mining Corps | |
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16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 2566A, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 2566A, Mining Corps, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
27 May 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 3631a, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
World War 2 Service
22 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V5553, 17 Garrison Battalion (Vic) | |
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14 Aug 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V5553, 17 Garrison Battalion (Vic) |
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