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SUTHERLAND, Colin George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 342 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Portarlington, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Miner |
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World War 1 Service
| 29 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 342, 29th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 342, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 342, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 20 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Machine Gun Company, Egypt | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 342, 8th Machine Gun Company, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 8th Machine Gun Company, France | |
| 8 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 342, 8th Machine Gun Company, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 342, 8th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres | |
| 1 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, France | |
| 22 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 342, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Gassed at Corbie. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 9 October 1918. | |
| 25 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 342, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, RTA 13 April 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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