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CUNDILL, John Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1690 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Lockwood, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | North Bendigo School, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds (GSW abdomen), Le Verguier, France, 19 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Brie British Cemetery, Picardie, France Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 3, Brie British Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Knowsley State School No 2159 Honour Roll WW1, North Bendigo State School No 1267 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 1690, 29th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 29 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1690, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1690, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Egypt | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, 1690, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Mouquet Farm | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, 1690, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle of Messines | |
| 10 Feb 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, 1690, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), SW to left buttock (minor) at Hollebeke, Belgium. Rejoined unit 13 February 1918. | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, 1690, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Dernancourt/Ancre | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, 1690, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Dernancourt/Ancre | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1690, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), The Battle of Amiens | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1690, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, GSW to abdomen during the attack on the Hindenburg Outpost Line near Le Verguier. Evacuated to 48th CCS however died of wounds the next day 19 September 1918. | |
| 19 Sep 1918: | Involvement Private, 1690, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1690 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-19 |
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