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BOSWELL, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 209 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 September 1914, Hamilton, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Yallog Poora Estate, Tatyoon, Victoria, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Woorndoo, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Chatsworth State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Stock & station agent |
| Died: | Killed in Action, The Nek, Gallipoli, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chatsworth War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 209, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Hamilton, Vic. | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 209, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 209, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 24 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 209, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 209 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 209, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
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John Boswell is also remembered on the Caramut, Chatsworth and Mortlake War Memorials.
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