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PITCHER, Claude William Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2552 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mannerim, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Cranbourne, Casey, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
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World War 1 Service
| 4 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2552, 58th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2552, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2552, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 10 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 11 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion, Belgium | |
| 24 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2552, 58th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, SW to right shoulder. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 21 February 1918. | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2552, 58th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, GSW to right hand (several fingers amputated). Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 14 Oct 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2552, 58th Infantry Battalion, RTA 31 July 1918 and discharged as MU (wounds). |
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