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BESSELL, Hubert Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 612 |
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| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 14 November 1888 |
| Home Town: | Lisle, Dorset, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Result of Accident, Vatukouia Western Fiji, 20 December 1939, aged 51 years |
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World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 612, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 612, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 612, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 May 1917: | Wounded Private, 612, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jan 1919: | Honoured Military Medal, 10th Australian Infantry Bde. 3rd Australian Division. 40th Battalion AIF. 1st January 1919. SN 612 T/Sgt. Hubert Leonard Bessell Awarded Military Medal (MM) Action: This NCO an original member of this unit is deserving of great praise for his consistently excellent work both in and out of the lines. In the numerous actions he has engaged in, his dash and initiative have been most inspiring to all and his resourceful leadership has on many occasions contributed to the success of his platoon in action. | |
| 21 Feb 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 40th Infantry Battalion |
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