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DEMPSEY, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3082 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Orange, New South Wales, Australia, December 1880 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cordial Maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot X, Row F, Grave No. 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Kalgoorlie Roll of Honor, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Orange & District 1914-1918 Addendum Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 18 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3082, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3082, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle |
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Born c 1880 at Orange, New South Wales, Australia son of Joseph Dempsey (1859-1924) and Elizabeth Jackson (1864-1905)
On Enlistment at Black Boy Hill, Coolgardie, Western Australia on the 13/09/1915 he states he is 34 years and 9 months old, born in Orange, New South Wales and is Divorced.
He was a Cordial Maker and ex Publican of the Globe Hotel, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia