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DERBY, Evan Joseph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 7895 |
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Enlisted: | 3 June 1917 |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | Tunnelling Companies |
Born: | Penola, South Australia, 16 June 1881 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | St Josephs, Penola, South Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer/Barman |
Died: | Gunshot wound (suicide), Hampton, Victoria, Australia, 8 November 1920, aged 39 years |
Cemetery: |
Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 7895, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) | |
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21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 7895, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 7895, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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