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GALE, Benjamin Eugene
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 201 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 March 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jeweller |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Armentieres, France, 4 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Ration Farm Military Cemetery, la Chapelle-D'Armentieres Plot I, Row J, Grave 10, Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-D'armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo Marist Brothers College Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 201, 24th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 201, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 201, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 7 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 201, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Machine Gun Company, Egypt | |
| 4 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 201, 6th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 201 awm_unit: 6th Australian Machine Gun Corps awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-04 |
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