DEAN, Jack
| Service Number: | 925 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Midland, Swan, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Chelfont Street Board School, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England |
| Occupation: | Striker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Midland Church of The Ascension Honour Roll, Midland Junction Municipality Roll of Honour (Large), Midland Railway Workshops Soldiers Memorial, Midland WW1 Clock Tower & Town Hall Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 925, Depot Battalion | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 925, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 925, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 23 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 925, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 925 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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From AWM
925 Private (Pte) Jack Dean, 32nd Battalion, of Midland Junction, WA. Born in Bolton, England, he worked as a striker for the railways before enlisting. Pte Dean embarked from Adelaide with C Company on HMAT Geelong on 18 November 1915. On 25 March 1916 he was appointed Lance Corporal. He was killed in action at Fleurbaix on 19 July 1916, at the age of 20. His brother, 4097 Sergeant (Sgt) Charles Entwistle Dean, 28th Battalion, died of wounds received at Aldershot Camp, near Neuve Eglise, on 12 December 1917. An aeroplane flying over dropped a bomb and he was hit by shrapnel.
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