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TOWNSEND, Lionel George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 295 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia, August 1889 |
| Home Town: | Ridgley, Burnie, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 19 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 17) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burnie War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 295, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 295, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 295, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 25 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 295, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 295 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-19 |
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