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WELLS, Joseph Leonard
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3137 |
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Enlisted: | 5 January 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
Born: | Jersey, England, 1890 |
Home Town: | East Perth, Perth Water, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Saint Marks Jersey England |
Occupation: | Civil Servant |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 August 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery XIX B 1 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
5 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3137, 3rd Pioneer Battalion | |
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29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3137, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
29 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3137, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Edwin Courtney and Alice Maud WELLS of Hay Street, East Perth, WA