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DEMPSEY, Joseph Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1685 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 11A, Site No: 30 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1685, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1685, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
Hospital treatment at Chippenham
Joseph Dempsey was wounded in Gallipoli during 1915 and became a patient at Chippenham (Wiltshire England) Red Cross Hospital, arriving in November 1915.
He is included in the book Unity and Loyalty, ISBN: 9781914407048 that tells the story of the temporary hospital during the war. A number of Australians are included in the book which describes how the patients were cared for by the people of the town.
Submitted 2 December 2021 by Raymond Alder
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