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HAMBROOK, Morris Bartholomew
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glengarry, Victoria, Australia, 31 January 1883 |
| Home Town: | Glengarry, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 16 December 1942, aged 59 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Glengarry War Memorial, Rosedale Shire Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, GSW abdomen, right thigh and buttock (severe) | |
| 24 Jan 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, HS Dunluce Castle, England and transferred to HS Karoola at Capetown for return to Australia medically unfit - arriving 10 March 1918. | |
| 27 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion |
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