John Rush PADGETT DSC (US) MID

John Rush PADGETT DSC (US) MID Update Details

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Service Number:	546
Enlisted:	12 January 1916, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	44th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bradford, Yorkshire, England, 3 November 1881
Home Town:	Bellevue, Swan, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Stone mason
Died:	Western Australia, 28 August 1939, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
Memorials:	Bellevue Roll of Honor

12 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Perth, Western Australia
6 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 546, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
29 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 546, 44th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Awarded the US Distinguished Service Cross for actions while attached to the US 27th Division in the attack on the Hindenburg line near Riqueval
16 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1

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