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Albert Arthur Sydney CABBAN

Regimental number242
Date of birth9 April 1891
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationOrchardist
AddressBatlow, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 4"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinS.H. Cabban, Civis Club, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/6/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Light Horse Regiment
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Recommendation date: "September-December 1918"

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31728 (12 January 1920); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 133 (1 April 1920).

FateReturned to Australia 26 January 1919
Medals

Mentioned in Despatches


Source: 'London Gazette', 12 January 1920; 'Commonwealth Gazette', 1 April 1920.

Discharge date12 May 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Demosthenes', 26 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 12 May 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: enlisted, 29 April 1941; discharged, 29 April 1944, as N109451 Sapper, 10th Workshops Park Company.
Date of death31 January 1967
Age at death75
SourcesNAA: B884, CABBAN Albert Arthur Sydney

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