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LOOMES, John Woodlands
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 438 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps) |
| Born: | Nyora, Victoria, Australia, 6 April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 18 September 1972, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo Marist Brothers College Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 438, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 438, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 438, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 20 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 438, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 438, 4th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 24 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 24 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 7 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), France | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 438, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 438, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), Battle of Messines | |
| 1 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps) | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant, 438, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), German Spring Offensive 1918, Mt Kemmel/Marne | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant, 438, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), The Battle of Amiens | |
| 24 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant, 438, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps) |
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