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PALEY, Michael Thomas
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2205 |
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Enlisted: | 8 April 1915, Colac, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Cobden, Victoria, Australia, November 1896 |
Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Blacksmith |
Died: | Died of Wounds, Pozières, France, 22 August 1916 |
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
8 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2205, Colac, Victoria | |
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27 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2205, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
27 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2205, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
22 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2205, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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