SALTER, Joseph Hedley
| Service Number: | 6084 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Helens, Tasmania, 1895 |
| Home Town: | St Helens, Break O'Day, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6084 | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6084, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6084, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart |
Joseph Hedley Salter
Joe served in the WW1 in France and Gallipoli. He was private 6084, 12th Battalion. He embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia on 16/6/1916, on the "Ballarat" returning to Australia on board the "Ormonde" on the 30th June 1919. Being discharged from the Army on 26/9/1919.
Joseph Hedley SALTER
Regimental number 6084
Religion Church of England
Occupation Butcher
Address St Helens, Tasmania
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 21
Next of kin Mother, Mrs M Salter, St Helens, Tasmania
Enlistment date 27 April 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 12th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/29/4
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 8 August 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 12th Battalion
Fate Returned to Australia 16 June 1919.
It would appear from Joe's War Service Records that he had a rather tough time of it while overseas, contracting mumps, boils, scabies and venereal diseases.
Joseph also went AWOL on several occasions but only for short periods of time, and each time he would have his pay docked.
Joseph Salter was issued with three medals, 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
North-Eastern Advertiser, Scottsdale Tas. 16 January 1920.
St. Helens
Successful Social.
On Friday evening last, in the local Town Hall, a successful social was conducted for the purpose of presenting medals to the following returned men : Sergeant; Haley, Corporal Griffiths, Privates R. Macmichael, G. Barber, Cross (2), Fletcher, Andrews. Salter, Merrick, Dwyer, Deacon, Bailey (2), Blackwood (deceased), Richards, Budgeon.
At the time of his death Joseph was living at Brunswick, Victoria.
Submitted 10 May 2021 by Lancelot Dwyer
Biography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Mrs M Salter of St Helens, Tasmania
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