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BASTIAN, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 165 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Illness (Pneumonia), Etaples, France, 8 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Plot XX, Row F, Grave No. 1A, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Eaglehawk St Peter's Honour Roll, Sailors Gully Eaglehawk North State School No. 1428 Honor Roll The Great War |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 165, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sapper, 165, 2nd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sapper, 165, 2nd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 165, 2nd Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 165, 2nd Field Company Engineers, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 28 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 165, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 165, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Mouquet Farm |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William James BASTIAN was born in Eaglehawk, Victoria in 1886
His parents were William James BASTIAN & Amelia TREGONING
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