Joseph Patrick WAILES

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Other Name:	Wallis, Joseph Patrick - Service Records - Alias
Service Number:	4617
Enlisted:	13 October 1915, Dubbo, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Seaman
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot I. Row E. Grave 2. Inscription: A LIFE CUT SHORT
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

13 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4617, Depot Battalion , Dubbo, New South Wales
16 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4617, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney
16 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4617, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
22 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4617, 13th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt
1 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion
19 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4617, 54th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Caledonian"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4617, 54th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4617, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4617, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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