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BAVIN, John Pressey
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1729 |
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Enlisted: | 7 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, 8 October 1884 |
Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Illness (Malaria), Damascus, Syria, 20 October 1918, aged 34 years |
Cemetery: |
Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Gambier Knight & Cleve Pictorial Honour Rolls, Mount Gambier War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1729, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
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18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1729, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1729, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1729 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-10-20 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Larkins
Mother, Mrs. Martha Bavin, Wehl Street, Mount Gambier, South Australia