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Albert Eric Vivian SCHAFFER

Regimental number1949
Place of birthBrisbane Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCompositor
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFriend, Mrs Elizabeth Dowse, Church Avenue off Stanley Street, Brisbane
Previous military service8th Infantry
Enlistment date3 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name47th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/64/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 August 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Albert Eric
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Date of death30 November 1983

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