Abraham Eric Kingsley (mar 31, 1916 – mar 20, 2003)

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Fought in the First World War
Eric enlisted on 26 November 1915 at Ipswich
and returned on the 9th of August 1919
He commenced his army career as a private in the 25th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement. He disembarked at Suez on 3 May 1916. From there he went on to England. On 17 August 1916, he was transferred to Engineering Training Depot at Parkhouse. He was taken on strength (as a sapper) of 5th Division Signals Company in the field on 22 November 1916. In January 1917 Eric was ill with bronchitis and pleurisy. On 24 January 1917, he embarked at Rouen on the Aberdonian for England. Two days later he was admitted to the Bethnal Green Military Hospital. On 5 February 1917, Eric was transferred to the 3rd Australian Military Hospital at Dartford. This hospital was for the treatment of war-related nerves and neuroses. However, Eric seems to have spent only 11 days there. All we can go on are the Fifth Divisions involvement in many of the great battles of late 1917 and of 1918, and some of Eric's published recollections. These battles included the Somme, Passchendaele, Polygon Wood, Amiens, Villers-Bretonneux, Morlancourt, Peronne and the Hindenberg Line. He embarked for Australia on 23 June 1919 aboard the Orita He disembarked in Sydney on 9 August 1919. He was discharged from the A.I.F. in Brisbane on 2 October 1919.

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