Gordon CASTLE

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Service Number:	3795
Enlisted:	2 September 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Macorna, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Quarry Hill, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

2 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3795, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
8 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 3795, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 3795, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
27 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3795, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
22 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3795, 24th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
14 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion, France
15 Aug 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion, Belgium
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3795, 24th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement Corporal, 3795, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3795 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-20

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