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BACON, Desmond Francis
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3697 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3697, 5th Infantry Battalion, "A" Company, 12th Reinforcements. Parental permission noted on file. | |
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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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