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  • Ballarat
  • Victoria, Australia
  • Son of William and Annie Minster.
    Husband of Edna Nellie Minster, of 2, Grosvenor St., Middle Brighton, Victoria, Australia; Their children were William Alfred born 1912 and Pauline Beatrice born 1913.
    Three brothers: Stanley Matthew Paul, Edward Francis Leslie, Samuel Charles Clifford
  • Education: 3yrs at Grenville College Ballarat; Ballarat School of Mines and Working Men’s College Melbourne; Military: Sgt College Cadets
  • Electrical engineer/electrician and contractor

Military service

  • Enlisted 29/3/1915; 13/6th Battalion (although this appears to be some months after initial attestation as he was at this date aged 30 yrs 4 mths)
  • Lieutenant
  • 6th Bn. Australian Infantry
  • 29 December 1915 embarked Melbourne onboard Demosthenes, arrived Suez 30 January 1916; April 1916 to Marseilles

Death

  • 4 October 1917 gunshot wounds abdomen, chest and right hand; 3rd Canadian CCS
  • Died of wounds
  • 33
  • XXV - C - 9

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