Joseph White SILVA

SILVA, Joseph White

Service Numbers: Officer, W3044
Enlisted: 10 May 1915
Last Rank: Captain
Last Unit: 53 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1889
Home Town: Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Engineer
Died: Healesville, Victoria, australia , 7 January 1969, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Cremated
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World War 1 Service

10 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 1st Infantry Battalion
16 Jun 1915: Involvement 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915: Embarked 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney
30 Oct 1915: Wounded Private, W3044, 53 Infantry Battalion AMF, ANZAC / Gallipoli
4 Dec 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 53 Infantry Battalion AMF
30 Sep 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 53 Infantry Battalion AMF, Was in both Gallipoli and France

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Husband of Mrs. Clara Helen Silva, 55 Old South Head Road, Waverley, New South Wales