Service No: 1782
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 40th Bn.
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Regimental number 1782
Religion Church of England
Occupation Postman
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Next of kin Father, William Absolom, 13 Cascade Road, Hobart, Tasmania
Previous military service 93rd Infantry; Served in the 93rd Infantry for 12 months.
Enlistment date 29 May 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 40th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 8 August 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 40th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 13 October 1917, Ypres, Belgium
Place of burial Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 8), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number 132, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Enlisted, 29 May 1916.
Taken on strength, 40th Battalion, 12 November 1916. Promoted Lance Corporal, 21 June 1917; Temporary Corporal, 19 July 1917. Killed in action, 13 October 1917.
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 40th Bn.
View Memorial Site here.
Regimental number 1782
Religion Church of England
Occupation Postman
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Next of kin Father, William Absolom, 13 Cascade Road, Hobart, Tasmania
Previous military service 93rd Infantry; Served in the 93rd Infantry for 12 months.
Enlistment date 29 May 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 40th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 8 August 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 40th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 13 October 1917, Ypres, Belgium
Place of burial Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 8), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number 132, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Enlisted, 29 May 1916.
Taken on strength, 40th Battalion, 12 November 1916. Promoted Lance Corporal, 21 June 1917; Temporary Corporal, 19 July 1917. Killed in action, 13 October 1917.
Service No: 1782
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 40th Bn.
View Memorial Site here.
Regimental number 1782
Religion Church of England
Occupation Postman
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Next of kin Father, William Absolom, 13 Cascade Road, Hobart, Tasmania
Previous military service 93rd Infantry; Served in the 93rd Infantry for 12 months.
Enlistment date 29 May 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 40th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 8 August 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 40th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 13 October 1917, Ypres, Belgium
Place of burial Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 8), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number 132, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Enlisted, 29 May 1916.
Taken on strength, 40th Battalion, 12 November 1916. Promoted Lance Corporal, 21 June 1917; Temporary Corporal, 19 July 1917. Killed in action, 13 October 1917.
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 40th Bn.
View Memorial Site here.
Regimental number 1782
Religion Church of England
Occupation Postman
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Next of kin Father, William Absolom, 13 Cascade Road, Hobart, Tasmania
Previous military service 93rd Infantry; Served in the 93rd Infantry for 12 months.
Enlistment date 29 May 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 40th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 8 August 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 40th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 13 October 1917, Ypres, Belgium
Place of burial Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 8), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number 132, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Enlisted, 29 May 1916.
Taken on strength, 40th Battalion, 12 November 1916. Promoted Lance Corporal, 21 June 1917; Temporary Corporal, 19 July 1917. Killed in action, 13 October 1917.
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