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BAMFORD, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5984 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coppull, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 5 May 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Vraucourt Copse Cemetery, Vaulx-Vraucourt Plot II, Row B, Grave 12 Headstone Inscription "HE DIED THE NOBLEST DEATH A MAN CAN DIE FIGHTING FOR GOD AND RIGHT AND LIBERTY AND THAT IS IMMORTALITY" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, SN 5984, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, SN 5984, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 5 May 1917: | Involvement Private, SN 5984, 19th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Jarvis and Jane BAMFORD, of 9 Ashfield Terrace, Appley Bridge, Wigan, England. Born at Coppull, England.