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WITTS, Russell Gordon
Personal Details
Service Number: | 197 |
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Enlisted: | 2 February 1915 |
Last Rank: | Bombardier |
Last Unit: | 5th Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF |
Born: | Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
Home Town: | Parkes, Parkes, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Illness, United Kingdom, 2 November 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Plot 16, Row H, Grave No. 2) |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Parkes & District Cenotaph, Parkes District Roll of Honor, Parkes RSL Roll of Honour, Parkes Remembrance Walk, Richmond University of Western Sydney WW1 Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 197, 12th Light Horse Regiment | |
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13 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 197, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
13 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 197, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
2 Nov 1918: | Involvement Bombardier, 197, 5th Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 197 awm_unit: 5th Division Trench Mortar Battery Australian Field Artillery awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1918-11-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Edwin John and Rachel Witts.