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SUGGETT, Robert John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 378 |
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Enlisted: | 24 February 1916, Bendigo, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 3rd Division Headquarters |
Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
Home Town: | Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Tailor |
Died: | Pulmonary tuberculosis, Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 13 December 1920 |
Cemetery: |
Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eaglehawk Mechanics Institute Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
24 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 378, 38th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 378, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 378, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
26 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 38th Infantry Battalion, France | |
13 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Division Headquarters, France | |
24 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 378, 3rd Division Headquarters, Accidental wounds to hands sustained during a grenade throwing demonstration. Evacuated to hospital (St Omer). Rejoined unit 17 November 1917. | |
23 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, Australian Corps School (AIF), Gas School, France | |
3 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Division Headquarters, France | |
21 Jun 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 378, 3rd Division Headquarters, RTA 6 May 1919 and discharged as MU (tuberculosis). Died of TB 13 December 1920. |
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