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BACON, Leonard Bernard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 265 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal Mechanic |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, 26 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor mechanic |
| Died: | Natural causes, Rosebud, Victoria, 2 April 1972, aged 77 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Garden of no distant place |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 265, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Mar 1916: | Involvement First Class Air Mechanic, 265, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Embarked First Class Air Mechanic, 265, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 18 Sep 1916: | Promoted Sergeant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 15 Mar 1919: | Discharged Corporal Mechanic, 265, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
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