Dougal Neil RENTOUL MC

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Service Number:	1024
Enlisted:	8 March 1915, Liverpool
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	2nd Division Signals
Born:	Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, July 1894
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Overseer in cannister trade
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 3 May 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

8 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1024, 20th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool
23 Jun 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 20th Infantry Battalion
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Sergeant, 1024, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked Sergeant, 1024, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
22 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1024, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
24 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 20th Infantry Battalion
14 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Division Signals
23 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Division Signals
2 Aug 1916:	Honoured Military Cross, Battle for Pozières , For gallant conduct at Pozieres when locating enemy telephone cables under vigorous shelling, with another officer, recovering two Sappers severely wounded by the shelling.
3 May 1917:	Involvement Lieutenant, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 2nd Australian Division Signals Company awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-05-03

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