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Solas NASSAU

Regimental number2145
Place of birthNew Ireland New Guinea
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressQueen's Avenue, St Arnaud, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFriend, Fred Oldham, Queen's Avenue, St Arnaud, Victoria
Enlistment date19 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/13/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A43 Barunga on 7 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Anzac Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps
FateKilled in Action 19 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialNo Known Grave
Commemoration detailsJerusalem Memorial, Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
10
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Greenland Dam State School No 2042 Roll of Honor, Horsham Historical Society. 'In honor of the Old Boys of this School No 2042 and District who served in the Great War 1914-1919.' Parents: Foster son of Rev. F. and Alice OLDHAM, Horsham, Victoria. Native of Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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