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Service: Australian Army Service Number: 34408 World War One Service
Veteran Details
Regimental number |
34408 |
Place of birth |
Bothwell, Tasmania |
Religion |
Roman Catholic |
Occupation |
Labourer |
Address |
Macquarie Plains, Tasmania |
Marital status |
Single |
Age at embarkation |
23 |
Next of kin |
Father, William Bumford, Macquarie Plains, Tasmania |
Enlistment date |
23 October 1916 |
Rank on enlistment |
Driver |
Unit name |
Field Artillery Brigade, March 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number |
13/128/1 |
Embarkation details |
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 10 May 1917 |
Embarkation details |
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 11 May 1917 |
Rank from Nominal Roll |
Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll |
7th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate |
Returned to Australia 23 July 1919 |
Date of death |
13 December 1962 |
Place of burial |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery |
Source: The AIF Project - UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy: https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=38678
Link to First World War Nominal Roll: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R2168898
Link to Discovering ANZACS site at the National Archives of Australia: Site has been decommissioned - Notification at: https://www.naa.gov.au/help-your-research/discovering-anzacs - however we note that a "innovative new digital experiences" site will be commissioned soon.
Link to The AIF Project - UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy: https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=38678
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