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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, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | St Albans, Brimbank, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Tanner |
Died: | Wounds, France, 8 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Geelong War Memorial, 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, SN 2566, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Geelong | |
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27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, SN 2566, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, SN 2566, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
9 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 2566, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
5 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 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, SN 2566, Admitted to 5th British Red Cross Hospital |
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