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BAMFORD, Hugh William Ruben
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 907, 1620, V4923 |
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Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 17 Garrison Battalion (Vic) |
Born: | Jumbunna, Victoria, Australia, 12 October 1895 |
Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
Occupation: | Fitter, spring labourer and driver |
Died: | Victoria, Australia, 22 August 1944, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria CoE T 3682 |
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World War 1 Service
17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 907, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 907, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 907, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
15 Mar 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 907, RTA per RMS Maloja from Egypt, SNLR | |
12 Apr 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 907, 6th Infantry Battalion, SNLR misconduct | |
25 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 1620, Melbourne, Victoria | |
27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1620, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1620, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
19 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, TOS in the field, Belgium | |
7 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
23 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1620, 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery, RTA per HT Canberra from England with wife and child | |
26 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1620, 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery, TPE (issue of medals approved) |
World War 2 Service
3 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V4923, 17 Garrison Battalion (Vic) | |
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19 Dec 1940: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V4923, 17 Garrison Battalion (Vic) |
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