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MEDHURST, David John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3190 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lilydale, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Greensborough, Banyule, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Greensborough RSL Sub Branch Memorial Wall, Greensborough State School, Greensborough Sunday School, Greensborough War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3190, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3190, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 3190, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3190 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-28 |
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