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SEATON, Lionel Verelst
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 104 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1916, Enlisted in Sydney. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Angledool, New South Wales, Australia , 13 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Muttaburra, Barcaldine, Queensland |
| Schooling: | North Sydney Church of England Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | 20 June 1961, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Muttaburra Cemetery, Barcaldine Region, Queensland Section: Central, Plot: 254 |
| Memorials: | Aramac War Memorial, Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 104, 9th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted in Sydney. | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 104, 9th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 104, 9th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 9th Machine Gun Company | |
| 18 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 104, 9th Machine Gun Company, Wounded in France | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Machine Gun Company | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 104, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Wounded in France | |
| 7 Oct 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, On 8 August 1918, near Accroche Wood, Seaton was leading a group of eight mules which were carrying forward a half-company of Vickers guns when he came under fire. Although he was wounded, Seaton succeeded in taking his mules through the barrage without losing any of the animals, and personally supervised their offloading when they reached the objective. For this act of gallantry and devotion to duty, Seaton was awarded the Military Medal (gazetted 11 February 1919). | |
| 12 Jun 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 104, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Returned to Australia | |
| 25 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 104, 3rd Machine Gun Company |
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