Michael BUNWORTH

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Service Numbers:	5982, 5892
Enlisted:	17 April 1916, Hamilton, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Byaduk, Victoria, Australia, September 1886
Home Town:	Byaduk, Southern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	Byaduk State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Shell blast, Merris, France, 1 August 1918
Cemetery:	Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension II. B. 3, Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Byaduk War Memorial

17 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5982, 8th Infantry Battalion, Hamilton, Victoria
28 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 5982, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 5982, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
9 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5892, 8th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Near Bullecourt, Shrapnel wounds to arms
1 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5892, 8th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France)

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