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BAENSCH, John Godfrey
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2566 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915, Enlisted in Geelong |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Germantown (now Grovedale), Victoria, Australia, 28 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | St Albans, Brimbank, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tanner |
| Died: | Wounds, France, 8 August 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 124 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bellbrae Jan Juc State School Roll of Honor, East Geelong War Memorial, Grovedale Uniting Church & Sunday School Great European War Roll of Honor, St Albans Concord Division O.S.T. No 8 Honor Roll, Waurn Ponds Shire of South Barwon Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2566, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Geelong | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2566, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2566, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 9 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2566, 24th Infantry Battalion, Admitted to 4th Aux. Hospital with Mumps | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2566, 24th Infantry Battalion, G.S.W. Leg and Arm 4th Field Ambulance, Admitted and Transferred to 26th Motor Amp. corp | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2566, Admitted to 5th British Red Cross Hospital |
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