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ROSS, Lindsay
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 222 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | St Albans Park, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
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World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 222, 8th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 222, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 222, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 222, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 222, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Krithia | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 222, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 30 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 222, 8th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 222, 8th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Lagnicourt | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 222, 8th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 222, 8th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 15 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 222, 8th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 222, 8th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 222, 8th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW to right thigh sustained during the 1st Division assault at Chuignes. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 7 October 1918. | |
| 21 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 222, 8th Infantry Battalion, RTA 23 December 1918 and discharged (TPE). 1914 Leave. |
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