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ARMFIELD, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2382 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Tree Plaque: |
Eumundi Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Alstonville War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Byron Bay Memorial Gates, Eumundi & District Roll of Honour, Nambour Heroes Walk, Nambour Maroochy Shire War Dead Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2382, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2382, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2382, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward John and Eliza Armfield of Bangalow, Richmond River, NSW; brother of Theodore Bertram Armfield who was killed in action on 23 July 1916 while serving with the 9th Battalion
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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