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BAMPFIELD, Henry James Erwin

Service Number:	28
Enlisted:	22 March 1915, Flemington, Victoria, Australia
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bannockburn, Victoria, Australia, 27 July 1891
Home Town:	Bannockburn, Golden Plains, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Fyansford, Victoria, Australia, 28 August 1952, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Geelong Western Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:	Bannockburn Moorabool Presbyterian Church Honor Roll, Batesford Moorabool Presbyterian Church Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

22 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 28, 24th Infantry Battalion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia
9 Jul 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 28, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hobart A37, Melbourne
9 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 28, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hobart embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion
22 Mar 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion, Promoted to Corporal after previous Corporal Simie Frankel was killed in action.
9 Mar 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion, Arrived back in Australia 30th April 1919.
16 Mar 1919:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Submitted by Sir Douglas Haig, a senior Officer of the British Army.

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