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FAERBER, Alexander Henry

Service Number:	17223
Enlisted:	17 January 1916, Marrickville
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	1st Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia., 28 October 1889
Home Town:	Forest Lodge, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mechanical Engineer
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 26 July 1917, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Dickebusch New Military Cemetery & Extension, Belgium III. F. 15.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glebe Roll of Honor, Glebe War Memorial

World War 1 Service

17 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 17223, Marrickville
22 May 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 17223, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
22 May 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 17223, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Warilda, Sydney
26 Jul 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 17223, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 17223 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-07-26
26 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 17223, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Ypres, Shell wound lower abdomen

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