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TUNBRIDGE, Geoffrey Ballantyne
Personal Details
Service Number: | 7598 |
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Enlisted: | 15 March 1917, Melbourne |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
Schooling: | Church of England Grammar School, Ballarat |
Occupation: | Medical Student |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 14 March 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery Plot O, Grave 26 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7598, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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4 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7598, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
4 Aug 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7598, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
14 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 7598, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7598 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-03-14 |
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Geoffrey Ballantyne TUNBRIDGE was born in Ballarat, Victoria in 1896
His parents were Walter Edward TUNBRIDGE & Jean/Jane JEBB
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Two of his brothers also served during WW1
1. Daryl Ballantyne TUNBRIDGE (SN 8007) - returned to Australia in 1919
2. Walter Ballantyne TUNBRIDGE - Captain - returned to Australia in 1918