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BOHN, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1322 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Footscray, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Drowning at sea, At sea (HMAT Ulysses), 6 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1322, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 1322, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 1322, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 6 Apr 1915: | Involvement Driver, 1322, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1322 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1915-04-06 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of W.G. Bohn and Jane Bohn. Next of kin given as C Bohn of Central Avenue, Footscray, Victoria
Medical reports say that he was mentally insane and and was being returned to Australia. He vanished at about 12.40pm. The finding on board the ship found the he was given in adequate supervision considering his mental state
William had said that about 13 months earlier had an accident at a grainery and had been unconcious for or about 5 weeks
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal