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BASTO, John Leo Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 43, 43 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 4 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College, Melbourne University, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 25 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 43, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 43, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 43, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 43 , 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Joseph James and Elizabeth BASTO of The Commercial Travellers' Club, Melbourne, Vic.
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