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PIETSCH, James Oscar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5752 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1916, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Elmore, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Huntly, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 23 November 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bendigo Civil Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Castlemaine Walmer State School No 402 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5752, 6th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5752, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5752, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 14 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 9 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5752, 60th Infantry Battalion, Gassed near Dernancourt. Evacuated to CCS. Rejoined unit 20 August 1918. | |
| 25 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5752, 59th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Gassed. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 14 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5752, 59th Infantry Battalion, RTA 21 December 1918 and discharged as MU (wounds). |
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