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SABESTON, William Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2247, 122 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 March 1915, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Army Pay Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Geelong High School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
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World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2247, 6th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2247, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2247, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 122, 6th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Fractured arm sustained during the attack on German Officer's Trench. Evacuated to Egypt. | |
| 1 Dec 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Egypt | |
| 8 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Army Pay Corps (AIF), London | |
| 17 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Pay Sergeant, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, England | |
| 21 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 122, Army Pay Corps (AIF), RTA 2 March 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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