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DARLING, Joseph William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1316 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Liverpool, NSW. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sheep Hills, Victoria, Australia, 7 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sheep Hills, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sheep Hills State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli , 7 August 1915, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 19, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Ariah Park Lightbox Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bungaree Shire Roll of Honor, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Sheep Hills War Memorial, Warracknabeal War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1316, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW. | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1316, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1316, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1316, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to left shoulder. Evacuated to Egypt. Rejoined unit 14 June 1915. | |
| 1 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1316, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1316 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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