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SALE, Aubrey Townsend
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2280 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 June 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Salvage Company |
| Born: | Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia, 22 April 1890 |
| Home Town: | Glenorchy, Glenorchy, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Launceston Church Grammar and The Hutchens School, Tasmania and Hawkesbury Agricultural College, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Pneumonia, France, 3 July 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery V. C. 35. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenorchy War Memorial, Hutchins School WW1 Honour Roll, Launceston Church Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Richmond University of Western Sydney WW1 Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2280, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2280, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2280, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Fremantle | |
| 17 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2280, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 6 Nov 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2280, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bomb wound left foot | |
| 22 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Divisional Salvage Company | |
| 3 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 2280, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2280 awm_unit: 1st Australian Division Salvage Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-03 |
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