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Augustus William FAERBER

Regimental number29077
Place of birthGlebe New South Wales
SchoolGlebe Superior Public School, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationRailway ganger
Address160 Hersford Street, Forrest Lodge, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinMother, Mrs M C Faerber, 160 Hersford Street, Forrest Lodge, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameHowitzer Brigade 116
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/136/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 25 June 1917
Place of death or woundingVelu Wood, Somme
Age at death31
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialRuyaulcourt Military Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
11
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Margaret Cant and the late John FAERBER, Bryant and Lennox Streets, Rochdale, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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