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8th Battalion

Official Name
8th Australian Infantry Battalion
Common Name
8th Battalion
Country
Australia
Created
18 Aug 1914
Disbanded
30 Apr 1919

Personnel

Rank
Rank
Name
Name
Reg.#
Reg.#
Enlisted
Enlisted
Fate
Fate
Company s.m.(.o.c.i.
Company sergeant major (warrant officer class ii)
CONWAY J.
CONWAY, John
988A
988A
08 Sep 1914
08 Sep 1914
Killed in Action, 19 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France - aged 31
Killed in Action, 19 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France - aged 31
Pte
Private
LEPP A.E.
LEPP, Albert Edward
4539
4539
16 Jul 1915
16 Jul 1915
Killed in Action, 19 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France - aged 23
Killed in Action, 19 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France - aged 23
LCpl
Lance corporal
LEPP R.C.
LEPP, Reginald Charles
4540
4540
12 Jul 1915
12 Jul 1915
Fought at Fromelles, survived. Died 14 February 1961, Heidelberg, Victoria - aged 66
Fought at Fromelles, survived. Died 14 February 1961, Heidelberg, Victoria - aged 66
Pte
Private
PHILLIPS E.M.
PHILLIPS, Edgar Muerance
2654
2654
22 Jun 1915
22 Jun 1915
Wounded in Action, 19 July 1916, Fromelles, France. Died 16 November 1963, Williamstown, Victoria - aged 66
Wounded in Action, 19 July 1916, Fromelles, France. Died 16 November 1963, Williamstown, Victoria - aged 66
Sgt
Sergeant
POWER G.H.
POWER, George Henry
43A
43A
26 Aug 1914
26 Aug 1914
Killed in Action, 19 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France - aged 21
Killed in Action, 19 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France - aged 21
Pte
Private
RABINOVITCH B.
RABINOVITCH, Bezelle
1798
1798
24 Dec 1914
24 Dec 1914
Killed in Action, 19 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France - aged 17
Killed in Action, 19 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France - aged 17