COLBRAN, Samuel Charles
| Service Number: | 3026 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blakehurst, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | War Service related , Australia, 11 March 1920, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bermagui War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3026, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Mar 1920: | Involvement Private, 3026, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3026 awm_unit: 36th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1920-03-11 |
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Samuel Charles COLBRAN was born in 1893 in Blakehurst, Sydney His parents were James COLBRAN and Matilda LOCKHART S/N 3026 -He enlisted on 22.1.1917 with the 36th Battalion Unit embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Benalla 10.5.1917 Samuel returned to Australia 15.4.1918 He married Alma E STEPHENS in 1919 Daughter June b. 1919 died 13.9.1919 He died on 11.3.1920 Samuel is buried in Woronora Cemetery in Sydney Anglican Monumental , section LL, 0035 along with his daughter June Link to his headstone photo http://austcemindex.com/inscription.php?id=2151915 His brother Walter James COLBRAN, 33rd Battalion also served and returned to Australia 5.4.1919
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