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PENTLAND, Nelson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5987 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Hemington (Hindmarsh) South Australia, 4 July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plasterer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 16 August 1917, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XVII. AA. 4A., Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 5987, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 5987, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 16 Aug 1917: | Involvement Driver, 5987, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5987 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-08-16 |
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