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FIELD, John Woodhouse Barnett
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Loddon, Victoria, Australia, 2 June 1864 |
| Home Town: | Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Brewery employee (Cooper) |
| Died: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Major, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Major, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Major, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Major, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to jaw and left shoulder sustained during the attack on Krithia. Evacuated to Egypt and then UK. Rejoined unit in Egypt on 7 January 1916. | |
| 5 Aug 1915: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli, For bravery and devotion to duty at Krithia. | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 60th Infantry Battalion, Temporary Commanding Officer. | |
| 6 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 60th Infantry Battalion, RTA 25 July 1916 and appointment terminated as MU (general exhaustion and diabetes - aged 52). |
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