Desmond Francis BACON

BACON, Desmond Francis

Service Number: 3697
Enlisted: 10 July 1915, "A" Company, 12th Reinforcements. Parental permission noted on file.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
Born: Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 6 August 1897
Home Town: Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling: Woolshed Primary School
Occupation: Tanner
Died: Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, 4 March 1980, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Cremated remains collected.
Memorials: Beechworth Christ Church Honour Roll, Beechworth Shire WW1 Honour Roll, Beechworth Woolshed State School HR
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World War 1 Service

10 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3697, 5th Infantry Battalion, "A" Company, 12th Reinforcements. Parental permission noted on file.
23 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 3697, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 3697, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
25 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3697, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Gunshot Wound, Right Knee, admitted 57th Field Ambulance. Transferred to No.12 General Hospital, Rouen 26 July, 1916, then shipped to England 30 July, 1916 for further treatment.
1 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3697, 5th Infantry Battalion, 5th Battalion, "A" Company. Discharged medically unfit for further military service - defective hearing. Received the Star, British War and Victory Medals

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