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MEDHURST, Philip Aubrey

Service Number:	2020
Enlisted:	27 August 1914, Pontville, Tas.
Last Rank:	Bombardier
Last Unit:	3rd Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Electrician
Memorials:	Hobart Roll of Honour, Lower Sandy Bay Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

27 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 2020, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Pontville, Tas.
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Gunner, 2020, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Geelong, Hobart
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Gunner, 2020, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2020, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli
7 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2020, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
28 Jan 1916:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli
24 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Egypt
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2020, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Battle for Pozières
27 Oct 1916:	Honoured Military Medal, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, For restoring communications under heavy shell fire at Lone Pine
21 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2020, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Menin Road, GSW to neck. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit.
16 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2020, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , RTA 20 October 1918 (on submarine guard duty) and discharged (TPE).

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