Josiah (Jo) WINDMILL

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WINDMILL, Josiah

Service Number:	382
Enlisted:	24 August 1914, Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, March 1890
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Chilwell State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Machine borer
Died:	Natural causes (cancer), Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 24 August 1964
Cemetery:	Barrabool Hills Cemetery, Victoria HGH-COE-1-807-573
Memorials:	Newtown Aberdeen Street Baptist Church Roll of Honor, Newtown All Saints Church Honour Roll, Newtown Chilwell State School Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 382, Geelong, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 382, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 382, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne
29 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 58th Infantry Battalion
8 Oct 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 382, 58th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John WINDMILL and Eleanor mary nee NEALE

Husband of Elsie May nee BONE

Jo saw action in Gallipoli from 05 April 1915 and was reported as AWL believed t have gone to Lemnos. He rejoined his Battalion 29 August 1915 and presented sick 29 January 1916 with Mumps. He was then attached to the 60th Battalion 24 May 1916 and sent to Marseilles, France. In December 1917 he attended a school of Farriery at Abbeville and completed the course and returned to his unit 01 February 1918.

Embarked at Taranto for Australia 08 October 1918.

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