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BATH, John

Service Number:	1635
Enlisted:	13 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Yongala, South Australia, 1879
Home Town:	Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fisherman
Died:	Killed in Action, Noreuil, France, 2 April 1917
Cemetery:	Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie (Sp. Mem. A. 5.)
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4)

World War 1 Service

13 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1635, 50th Infantry Battalion
11 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1635, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1635, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
20 Mar 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1635, 50th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line
2 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1635, 50th Infantry Battalion, Noreuil, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1635 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-02

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Biography contributed by Heather Ernszt

Son of Russell BATH and Mary Ann CAVENDER