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WORTH, Sydney Herbert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 983 |
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Enlisted: | 27 March 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Talbot, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
Schooling: | Talbot State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Warehouseman |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geelong Yarra Street Methodist Church Honour Roll Window, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
27 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 983, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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1 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 983, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 983, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
16 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
30 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 983, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
24 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
27 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 983, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
22 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 983, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 983, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 983 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-22 |
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