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FACE, Walter Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3839 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 February 1917, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Stroud, England, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Bundamba, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 15 December 1971, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ebbw Vale War Memorial, Eudlo Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3839, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Ipswich, Queensland | |
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| 13 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3839, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3839, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3839, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Wounds to the left thigh and knee. Invalided to England on 11 August 1918 | |
| 9 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3839, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Face and Martha Face nee Franklin of Stroud, England
Husband of Kate Face of Drysdale Estate, Bundamba, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 18 July 1919 aboard Takada disembarking on the 9 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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