Regimental number | 1710 |
Place of birth | Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada |
School | Secondary School, Canada |
Age on arrival in Australia | 28 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eliza Aubin, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years 11 months in the US Navy ('11 years ago'). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | St George, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | The late soldier was the only member of his Battalion (15th) and very likely, of the AIF who was of French-Canadian origin. After having travelled all over the world, he finally settled in Australia, the latter being the land of his choice or as he termed it God's Country for the labouring class. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 34 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 44), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Aime Onesime and Eliza Gariepy AUBIN, 51 Gilbault Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Court of Enquiry, Serapeum, 28 April 1916, concluded: 'Killed in action, 8 August 1915.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, AUBIN Albert Louis |