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DIETRICH, Gottlieb Abraham

Service Number:	4650
Enlisted:	23 August 1915, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 14th Reinforcement’s 14th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 28th January 1916
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1878
Home Town:	Mirboo North, Latrobe - Victoria, Australia, Victoria
Schooling:	Mirboo North State School Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Dairy Farmer
Died:	Natural Causes , Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 28 May 1961
Cemetery:	Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Presbyterian Section F Grave 7 Buried in family plot
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World War 1 Service

23 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4650, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 14th Reinforcement’s 14th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 28th January 1916
9 Sep 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Depot Battalion , Transferred to 23rd Depot Battalion Royal Park then to 19th Depot Battalion Geelong for duty on 3rd December 1915
1 Jan 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Signals Training Battalion, Qualified Signaller at Signal School Broadmeadows Camp Victoria
18 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 4650, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
18 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 4650, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
27 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field Tel El Kabir Egypt
28 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4650, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shrapnel wounds right knee evacuated to 3rd Canadian General Hospital France for treatment and convalescence
26 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4650, 14th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, Gun shot wound Face evacuated to 2ng Australian General France for treatment and convalescence
1 Feb 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4650, 14th Infantry Battalion, Wounded 3rd occasion Gassed Evacuated to England for treatment and convalescence post effects of Gas poisoning
15 Sep 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Awarded 30 October 1918 For conspicuous gallantry in the field France at Ascension Wood Conducted a flank attack capturing a 77mm Gun and crew
3 Oct 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion, Promoted in the field France
15 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4650, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Gas poisoning, influenza debility, GSW Face and Knee

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