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SUMMERFIELD, Arthur Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 723 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Surrey Hills, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moonambel, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Moonambel, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Moonambel, Victoria, Australia, 21 February 1955, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Moonambel Cemetery, Victoria |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 723, 8th Infantry Battalion, Surrey Hills, Vic. | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 723, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 723, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 723, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 723, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Krithia | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 723, 8th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Lone Pine | |
| 13 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, Gallipoli | |
| 23 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, Gallipoli | |
| 27 May 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 723, 8th Infantry Battalion, SW to chest sustained near Fleurbaix. Evacuated to CCS. Rejoined unit 1 June 1916. | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 723, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to right arm and back. Evacuated to hospital (France). | |
| 6 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 15 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 723, 8th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Lagnicourt | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 723, 8th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 723, 8th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 14 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 723, 8th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck | |
| 21 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 723, 8th Infantry Battalion, RTA 23 October 1918 (1914 Leave) and discharged (TPE). |
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