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WELLS, Samuel John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 848 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Rosewood, Queensland, Australia, 30 January 1885 |
| Home Town: | Rosewood, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia , 12 August 1970, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ipswich Methodist Church Great War Honour Roll, Rosewood P.A.F.S.O.A. No 22 Masonic Temple Honour Board, Rosewood Shire Council Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 848, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 848, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 848, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 2 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 848, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 848, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Gun Shot Wound | |
| 1 May 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 11th Light Horse Regiment |
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