Joseph (Joe) SLINGSBY

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Service Number:	3254
Enlisted:	9 August 1915, Holdsworthy
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Parkes, New South Wales, Australia, 26 June 1895
Home Town:	Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Parkes Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 6 November 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Warlencourt British Cemetery Plot VIII. Row L. Grave IO.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, Parkes & District Cenotaph, Parkes District Roll of Honor, Parkes Remembrance Walk

9 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3254, 19th Infantry Battalion, Holdsworthy
30 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3254, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
30 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3254, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
14 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion
19 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion
11 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion
6 Nov 1916:	Involvement Corporal, 3254, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3254 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-11-06

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