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AMBLER, Llewellyn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2085 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 June 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Borre British Cemetery Borre British Cemetery Plot 11, Row A, Grave 3 , Borre British Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coburg Moreland State School No 2837 Honour Roll, Korumburra Kardella State School No 3196 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2085, 2nd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 2085, 2nd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney | |
| 6 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, 2085, 2nd Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2085 awm_unit: 2nd Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Second Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-06-06 |
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Australian Engineers - 2 Company
Rank - Sapper
Recommended for an Award - not specified. Citation reads;
12,13, and 14 December 1915 on Watson Pier, Gallipoli, ANZAC Cove.
For his good work and bravery whilst repairing Watson's Pier. Sapper Watson worked in a position fo extreme danger for three days whilst under servere fire from the enemy artillery on the right flank and the olive grove
22 June 1916 severely wounded
19 August 1916 Taken of strength
1 October 1917 serverley wounded at Etaples
25 March 1918 rejoined unit
Son of Llewellyn and Lizzie Ambler; native of Melbourne, Victoria.