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BARGER, William Gabriel

Service Number:	3655
Enlisted:	6 July 1915, Bendigo, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo Junorton Roll of Honor, North Bendigo State School No 1267 Honour Roll, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

6 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3655, Depot Battalion (AIF), Bendigo, Victoria
29 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3655, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
26 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 21st Infantry Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
18 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3655, 60th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3655, 60th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3655, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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