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DUGDALE, Benjamin Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 465 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Camperdown, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bowenvale, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Camperdown, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State and Grammar School, Maldon, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camperdown I.O.O.F. Great European War Roll of Honor, Camperdown War Memorial, Maldon Holy Trinity Anglican Church Memorial Window and Honour Roll, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 465, Depot Battalion (AIF), Camperdown, Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 465, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 465, 8th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for M.E.F Gallipoli per H.M.T. "Clan McGillivray" | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 465, 8th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Gallipoli, Turkey | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 465, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 6 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 465, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Krithia (Second) | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 465, 8th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 5 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 18th Infantry Battalion, Appointed -- Lemnos | |
| 26 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, Tempy -- Gallipoli | |
| 7 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 465, 8th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt -- Gallipoli Evacuation ex H.M.T. "Empress of Britain" | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 60th Infantry Battalion, Promoted -- Ferry Post, Egypt | |
| 18 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 465, 60th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle" | |
| 29 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 465, 60th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 13 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 465, 60th Infantry Battalion, To -- School of Instruction -- France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 465, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 465, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 465 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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