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COUSSONS, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 743 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 December 1915, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | New Delaval, Northumberland, England, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Weston, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | New Delaval, Northumberland, England |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kurri Kurri War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 743, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 743, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 743, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 743, Gunshot wounds to the chest and wrist. Invalided to England on the 15 June 1917 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 26 year
Son of Annie Crawford of 28 Brick Row, Newsham, England.
Next of kin was given as his uncle Robert Coussons of New Delaval, Northumberland, England. In his Will Joseph bequeathed all his belongings to his Uncle Robert and his Aunt Margaret
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal