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PROFITT, John Walter Charles

Service Number:	9028
Enlisted:	9 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	6th Field Ambulance
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, June 1894
Home Town:	Moolap, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Melbourne High School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Teacher
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 10 November 1916
Cemetery:	Heilly Station Cemetery Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 44,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Geelong School No 541 Honour Roll, East Geelong War Memorial, Forrest WWI Roll of Honour, Moolap Roll of Honor, Newtown Chilwell State School Roll of Honor, Parkville Old State College Memorial Windows

World War 1 Service

9 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 9028, 6th Field Ambulance, Melbourne, Vic.
28 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 9028, 6th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 9028, 6th Field Ambulance, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
29 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 9028, 6th Field Ambulance, Battle for Pozières
18 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Field Ambulance, France
22 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 9028, 6th Field Ambulance, Mouquet Farm
9 Nov 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 9028, 6th Field Ambulance, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, Serious GSW to abdomen. Evacuated however died of wounds 10 November 1916 near Mericourt, France.
10 Nov 1916:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 9028, 6th Field Ambulance, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 9028 awm_unit: 6th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-11-10

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Died at 36th CCS located at Heilly, France