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COMPTON, Albert Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6722 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 16 February 1885 |
| Home Town: | Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | South Goulburn Public School, New South Wales, Auistralia |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Fireman |
| Died: | Tuberculosis, Alexandria, Egypt, 3 April 1918, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt PLOT F. 113. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Roslyn Woodhouselee Public School Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6722, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6722, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6722, 2nd Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney | |
| 3 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6722, 2nd Infantry Battalion |
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