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JAGO, William James Pennington
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 146 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1915, As a carpenter William Jago would have been readily employable in any Engineer unit |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Austrlaia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Memorials: | Bundaberg Christ Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 146, Mining Corps, As a carpenter William Jago would have been readily employable in any Engineer unit | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 146, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), per service record | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 146, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Battle of Messines, 1st Tunnelling Company fired the 'Hill 60' Mine, called "The Catepillar" at the northern end of the front line near Zillebeke that signalled the start of the attack at Messines. They had been preparing it since late 1916. | |
| 30 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 146, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Third Ypres, Leave from France 22 Aug -1 Sep 17 per service record | |
| 25 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 146, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), German Spring Offensive 1918, see unit war diary for detail | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 146, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), "The Last Hundred Days", 1st Tunnelling Company deployed to the Battle of the Sambre under command British Army - 4 November 1918 | |
| 20 Apr 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 146, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Return to Australia om HMAT Boonah berthed Melbourne 8 June 1919 |
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