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BODEN, Herbert

Service Numbers:	1005, 1104, 1104 , Officer
Enlisted:	17 September 1914, Enlisted Pontville Tasmania allocated to G Company 15th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on establishment of the Unit
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Myrtle Bank, Tasmania, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Myrtle Bank, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Myrtle Bank State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 29 September 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Tincourt New British Cemetery CWGC reference Tincourt V F 10
Memorials:	Nunamara War Memorial

World War 1 Service

17 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1005, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Pontville Tasmania allocated to G Company 15th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on establishment of the Unit
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1005, 15th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Melbourne with Battalion on HT Ceramic to Egypt
10 May 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion, Promoted in the field Anzac
16 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1005, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded GSW thigh slight rejoined Unit on 16 June 1915
7 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1005, 15th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW Lower Chest and Shoulder admitted 1st Australian General Hospital Egypt for treatment
17 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1005, 15th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne medically unfit GSW for treatment and convalescence on HT Beltana
28 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1104, 40th Infantry Battalion, Re-enlisted Hobart with rank of acting Sergeant allocated to 40th infantry Battalion for service Issued New Regimental Number 1104
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked Sergeant, 1104, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement Sergeant, 1104, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
31 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1104 , 40th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW Buttocks and Right arm evacuated to England 3rd London General Hospital for treatment and convalescence
23 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 40th Infantry Battalion
5 Aug 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 40th Infantry Battalion, Commissioned in the field France
29 Sep 1918:	Involvement Second Lieutenant, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-09-29
29 Sep 1918:	Honoured Military Cross, "The Last Hundred Days", For valuable service in the field near Bony France, clearing trench system on left flank of Battalion advance Gazette 4th October 1919
29 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 40th Infantry Battalion, Died of wounds at CCS France

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