Dennis CHRISTENSEN

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Service Numbers:	739, 4454
Enlisted:	4 October 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1877
Home Town:	Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot I. Row B. Grave 2 (Coll.)
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

4 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 739, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria
28 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4454, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4454, 7th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt
1 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 2nd Training Battalion -- Ferry Post, Egypt
3 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 57th Infantry Battalion -- Ferry Post, Egypt
18 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4454, 60th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4454, 60th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4454, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4454, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4454 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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