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HESSION, Christopher George Henry Mathew Ambrose
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 25 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Katoomba, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Marist Brothers High School |
| Occupation: | Commercial traveller |
| Died: | Natural causes, Burwood, New South Wales, 9 July 1967, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 15 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 24 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (abdomen) | |
| 22 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain | |
| 1 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major | |
| 14 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 7th Light Horse Regiment |
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