Benjamin BURNLEY MM

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Service Number:	1146
Enlisted:	5 June 1915, Claremont, Tas.
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	Australian Employment Company
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Lapoinya, Waratah/Wynyard, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Memorials:	Hobart Roll of Honour

5 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1146, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Claremont, Tas.
10 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 1146, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Persia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
10 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 1146, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, RMS Persia, Melbourne
21 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Egypt
1 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1146, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Battle for Pozières
9 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , France
11 Aug 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1146, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres
18 Aug 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Third Ypres, In the WYTSCHAETE Sector (near MESSINES) during the evening of 11th August 1917, whilst the enemy was shelling 39th Battery position, a dump of ammunition consisting of some 500 rounds was hit and set on fire.
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1146, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Polygon Wood
15 Jun 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, Australian Employment Company, France
30 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1146, Australian Employment Company, RTA 18 January 1919 and discharged (TPE).

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