Albert Lester FRENCH

FRENCH, Albert Lester

Service Number: 1872
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Bombardier
Last Unit: 5th Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 29 January 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Woolooga & District Honour Roll, Woolooga & District War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

3 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 1872, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 1872, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
17 May 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier
23 Aug 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 5th Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF

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