John Herbert DAY

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Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	14 March 1918, Australian Instructional Corps Senior NCO Permanent Army Commissioned No6 Officer Training Course Duntroon Allocated to reinforce 59th Battalion
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Haddon, Victoria, Australia, 26 February 1877
Home Town:	Sebastopol, Ballarat North, Victoria
Schooling:	Royal Military College, Duntroon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Occupation:	Professional Soldier

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14 Mar 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Australian Instructional Corps Senior NCO Permanent Army Commissioned No6 Officer Training Course Duntroon Allocated to reinforce 59th Battalion
21 Mar 1918:	Embarked 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney
21 Mar 1918:	Involvement 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
24 May 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, AIF Headquarters, Taken on Strength of AIF in UK from Officer List Australia Permanent Staff
10 Sep 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of 59th Battalion in the Field France
14 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Australian Corps School (AIF), Detached to Australia Corps School as an Instructor France
4 Nov 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion
31 Jan 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Posted for duty with 15th Infantry Brigade Guard
3 May 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 59th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne Medically Unfit Influenza and Pneumonia For Discharge
25 Mar 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment Cessation of Hostilities

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