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DEEGAN, Gerald James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Officer, Officer , 50044 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 November 1915, Commissioned as Lieutenant in the AIF Allotted to 14th Reinforcement’s of the 7th Battalion |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 26 October 1874 |
| Home Town: | Middle Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne University, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Department Manager |
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World War 1 Service
| 8 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 7th Infantry Battalion, Commissioned as Lieutenant in the AIF Allotted to 14th Reinforcement’s of the 7th Battalion | |
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| 28 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 7th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez 28 February 1916 | |
| 26 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 6th Training Battalion, Attached 6th Training Battalion for course of Instruction Musketry | |
| 11 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Returned to Australia On review from 3rd Echelon GHQ Unsuitable | |
| 4 May 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer , 7th Infantry Battalion, Appointment Terminated Unsuitable 3MD | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50044, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Allocated to 10th Reinforcement’s 57th Battalion Broadmeadows Camp | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 50044, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 50044, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 31 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 21st Battalion from 5th Training Bn UK | |
| 5 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of 21st Battalion France | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 50044, 21st Infantry Battalion, Montbrehain | |
| 13 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to 24th Battalion on disbandment of 21st Battalion in the field | |
| 10 May 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Nov 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 50044, 24th Infantry Battalion, RTA post Non Military Employment UK for Discharge | |
| 1 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 50044, 24th Infantry Battalion, Reconciliation Rank Honorary Sergeant with effect 10 May 1919 Effective Pay Rate Lance Corporal |
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