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PINKSTONE, Victor John

Service Number:	964
Enlisted:	22 August 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 11 October 1895
Home Town:	Cootamundra, Cootamundra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Cootamundra District School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC III B 55, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra RSL Honour Rolls, Cootamundra War Memorial, Mangrove Mountain District Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

22 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 964, 3rd Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 964, 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, 964, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 964, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 964, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
7 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 964, 3rd Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Fred and Emily PINKSTONE