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Alexander Leslie Emanuel ABERLEY

Regimental number6767
Date of birth6 January 1901
Place of birthRiverstone, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBathurst, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 4"
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Aberley, 33 Pye Street, Bathurst, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 May 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 April 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 16 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Corps Working Party
FateReturned to Australia 13 January 1919
Discharge date17 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Berrima', 2 January 1919; discharged, Sydney, 17 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No N445999
Date of death9 February 1975
Age at death75
Place of burialRiverstone Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B884, ABERLEY Alexander Leslie Emanuel

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