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BORNEMAN, John Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2795 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Mincha, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot II. Row A. Grave 1 (Coll.) Inscription: HIS BIG KIND HEART |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2795, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 15 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2795, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 7 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2795, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- Gallipoli, Turkey | |
| 7 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2795, 8th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt -- Gallipoli Evacuation ex H.M.T. "Empress of Britain" | |
| 6 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2795, 8th Infantry Battalion, To -- School of Instruction -- Zeitoun, Egypt | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 8th Infantry Battalion -- Serapeum, Egypt | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Machine Gun Company, T.O.S. from 60th Infantry Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt | |
| 17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2795, 15th Machine Gun Company, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kalyan" | |
| 24 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2795, 15th Machine Gun Company, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2795, 15th Machine Gun Company, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2795, 15th Machine Gun Company, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2795 awm_unit: 15th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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