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LOOSEMORE, William Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 676 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Inglewood Hill, Queensland, Australia, 28 February 1892 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | One Mile State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Junior assistant electrical engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gympie & Widgee War Memorial Gates, Postmaster-General's Dept Qld. WWI, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 676, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 676, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 676, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 676, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 676, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 676 awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1916-08-05 |
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"...676 Company Sergeant Major William Alfred Loosemore, 25th Battalion, of Inglewood Hill, near Gympie, Queensland. CSM Loosemore was killed in action, aged 24 on 5 August 1916 at Pozieres and has no known grave..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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