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BAMBURY, Jacob
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 762 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bayswater, Victoria, Australia, 15 May 1886 |
| Home Town: | Belgrave, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ferntree Gully Primary School War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 762, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 762, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 762, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for M.E.F Gallipoli per H.M.T. "Unknown" | |
| 5 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 762, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 762, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt -- Gallipoli Evacuation ex H.M.T. "Ascanus" | |
| 19 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 762, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- No 4. Australian Auxiliary Hospital -- Mumps -- Abbassia, Egypt | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 762, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- No 1. Australian Auxiliary Hospital -- Rheum -- Heliopolis, Egypt | |
| 17 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 762, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- 1st British Red Cross Hospital -- Rheum -- Montazah, Egypt | |
| 13 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 762, 6th Training Battalion (AIF), Discharged to Duty -- Alexandria, Egypt | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 6th Training Battalion -- Duntroon Plateau, Egypt | |
| 18 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 762, 59th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle" | |
| 29 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 762, 59th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 762, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 762, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 762 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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