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JENNINGS, Bernard Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4243 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Drysdale, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Camperdown, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Rye & District Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4243, 8th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4243, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4243, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Egypt | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4243, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 21 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4243, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Mouquet Farm, SW to abdomen. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 7 October 1916. | |
| 12 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Pioneer Battalion, France | |
| 14 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4243, 1st Pioneer Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4243, 1st Pioneer Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 3 Nov 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Pioneer Battalion, France | |
| 6 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 4243, 1st Pioneer Battalion, RTA 28 March 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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