John Wesley NEVINSON

NEVINSON, John Wesley

    Service Number: 3124
    Enlisted: 12 July 1915, Bendigo, Vic.
    Last Rank: Lance Sergeant
    Last Unit: 57th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1895
    Home Town: Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
    Schooling: Golden Square State School, Victoria
    Occupation: Farm Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, Bellicourt, France, 1 October 1918
    Cemetery: Hargicourt British Cemetery
    Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 6,
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo Webster Street Methodist Church Sunday School Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    12 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3124, 8th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
    29 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 3124, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
    29 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 3124, 8th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Adelaide
    4 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3124, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
    3 Feb 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion, France
    1 Mar 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion, France
    8 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3124, 57th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
    28 Jul 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 57th Infantry Battalion, Belgium
    25 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 3124, 57th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, SW to face and shoulder. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 29 January 1918.
    27 Apr 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 3124, 57th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, Gassed. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 19 September 1918.
    1 Oct 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 3124, 57th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Bellicourt
    1 Oct 1918: Involvement 3124, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3124 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-10-01

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