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BOTTRALL, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1983 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 October 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Black Springs, South Australia, Australia, 5 February 1881 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Burra, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Train Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Pirie I.O.O.F. FLT Ceres Lodge No 35 Roll of Honor, Port Pirie Oval WW1 Memorial Gates, Port Pirie Presbyterian Church Roll of Honor, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1983, Depot Battalion , Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1983, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1983, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1983, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1983, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- Duntroon Plateau | |
| 17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1983, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1983, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1983, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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1983 Private (Pte) Joseph Bottrall, 32nd Battalion, of Port Pirie, SA. Pte Bottrall worked as an engine driver prior to enlisting on 7 October 1915. (Ed Note - perhaps employed by BHP asa he is not listed on the SA Railways Memorial). He embarked for service overseas aboard HMAT Miltiades (A28) on 7 February 1916. Pte Bottrall was killed in action at Fleurbaix, France, on 19 July 1916, aged 35.
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