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SHELTON, Patrick James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3905 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 21 September 1884 |
| Home Town: | Blowhard, Ballarat North, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 30 August 1916, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blowhard & District Roll of Honor, Miners Rest War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3905, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3905, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3905, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3905, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 30 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3905, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3905 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-30 | |
| 30 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3905, 46th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, SW to arm (blown off). Evacuated to 12th Field Ambulance however died of wounds in transit. |
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