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EAGLE, Benjamin Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6501 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Morang, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Harcourt, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | 29 October 1925, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Harcourt A.N.A. Honour Roll, Harcourt War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6501, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6501, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6501, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 24 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 8 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6501, 59th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6501, 59th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6501, 59th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6501, 59th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6501, 59th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6501, 59th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal | |
| 11 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6501, 59th Infantry Battalion, RTA 24 July 1919 for discharge. |
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