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FRENCH, Eric Orbery Stevens
Personal Details
| Other Name: | French, Eric Aubrey Steven - Service Record |
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| Service Numbers: | 2657, Q200157 |
| Enlisted: | 5 August 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 3 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Harlaxton State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Heart disease, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, August 1967 |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2657, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2657, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2657, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Promoted in the field after Villiers Bretonneux | |
| 29 Mar 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant | |
| 16 May 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 50th Infantry Battalion, Due to losses after Villiers Bretonneux | |
| 9 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 2657, 50th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia on Euripides 7th September 1919 and disembarked in Sydney |
World War 2 Service
| 15 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, Q200157, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
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| 15 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q200157, 1st (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 15 Apr 1942: | Enlisted | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q200157, 1st (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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Birth details
Name Eric Orbery Stevens French
Birth Date 3 May 1897
Birth Place Queensland
Registration Date 1897
Registration Place Australia
Father Benjamin
Mother Alice Quainton
Registration Number 003411
Page number 8750
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