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REDDAN, Basil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2231 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 1886, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Penrith, Penrith Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | 17 May 1957, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Penrith General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Catholic Section - Row AA - Plot #22 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 2231 | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2231, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2231, 45th Infantry Battalion , HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 15 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, 2231, Joined 4th ADB Depot Staples, from England | |
| 1 Apr 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2231, Left England on HT "Shropshire" returning to Australia. Disembarked Melbourne 16/05/1919 | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned MIA 11/04/1917 - then reported POW. Captured after suffering gunshot wound to the hand. Held in Sultau Camp, Germany. Repatriated to England 19/01/1919 | |
| 27 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2231, Discharged from AIF at Sydney as medically unfit with cardiac disability |
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