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BOSWORTH, Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 228 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1894 |
| Home Town: | Armstrong, Ararat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Cellarman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Ararat Shire of Ararat WWI Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 228, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 228, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 26 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 228, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 228 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Christopher and Martha BOSWORTH
After nearly two years of fighting, Lance-Corporal P. Bosworth, who
left with the 21st Battalion in 1915, has been killed in action in France.
Lance-Corporal Boswroth was on board the Southland when that
vessel was torpedoed. He saw service on the peninsula and was
present at the evacuation.
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