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CHALLEN, Linton John Graham
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 245 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 23 January 1888 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Gold Street State School, Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 January 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie IV B 10 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Moonee Ponds St. Thomas Anglican Church Honour Roll |
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World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 245 | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 245, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 245, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 10 Aug 1916: | Honoured Military Medal, for conspicuous bravery when his battery was supporting a raid (near Fleurbaix) on night of 2nd/3rd July 1916. London page 7891 at position 5. | |
| 4 Jan 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 245, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 245 awm_unit: VI A Australian Heavy Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-01-04 |
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