DENNIS, Audley Bernard Clifford
| Service Number: | 223 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Brighton, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, Tasmania, 4 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Perth State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 4 September 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval Plot 5, Row D, Grave no. 25, London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Longford War Memorial, Perth War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 223, 12th Infantry Battalion, Brighton, Tasmania | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 223, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 223, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded Private, 223, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 4 May 1915: | Wounded Private, 223, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, 2nd occasion - chest wound | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Transferred Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 223, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 223 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Audley Bernard Clifford DENNIS was born on 4th July, 1895 in Perth, Tasmania
His parents were Isaac DENNIS and Elizabeth Hannah POLLEY
He had previous service of 1 year in the Senior Cadets with the 92nd Infantry before he enlisted in Brighton, Tasmania on 31st August, 1914 - he embarked from Hobart on 20th October, 1914 with the 12th Infantry Battalion on the HMAT Geelong
He was wounded twice in 1915 and was listed as Missing in Action on 4th September, 1916 and later reported as Killed in Action
Audley was hit by a shell on 4th September, 1916 at Moquet Farm and buried in the field - his grave was unknown at the time but later his body was found and exhumed and reburied in the London Cemetery Extension , Longueval, France - he was identified by his dog tag.
He is also memorialised at the Australian War Memorial and has a memorial headstone in Perth Cemetery in Tasmania
He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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Trove article - IN MEMORIAM
DENNIS - In fond and loving memory of our dear brother, Corporal Audley B C Dennis who was killed in action at Mouquet Farm on Sept 4, 1916.
"Now in a soldiers grave he is sleeping, one of earths bravest & best
In our hearts we shall miss him for ever, still we know he is only at rest"
One of the Glorious Twelth - inserted by his loving sister & brother in law
DENNIS - In loving memory of our dear son & brother, Corporal Audley Bernard Clifford (previously reported missing) who was killed in France on Sept 4, 1916.
"Somewhere in France he fell, little we thought when we parted
it would be our last farewell
No one knows how much we miss you, many think the wound is heald
but they cannot see the sorrow in our aching hearts concealed"
Inserted by his loving Father & Mother, Brothers & Sisters.
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