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BLACK, Hector
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5789 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1916, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kilmarnock, Scotland , April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Narrandera, Narrandera, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5789, Cootamundra, New South Wales | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5789, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5789, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5789, 17th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) |
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