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MELVILLE, Basil Wilfred Grant
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1135 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kalgoorlie Boulder 84th Infantry Goldfields Regiment Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1135, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 1135, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 1135, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 8 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement 1135, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1135 awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
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