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BEWLEY, Albert Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1673 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 August 1915, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Blackney Creek, New South Wales, 12 March 1879 |
| Home Town: | Cowra, Cowra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Mullengrove Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowra & District Great War Honor Roll, Crookwell War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Narrawa Mullengrove Public School War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1673, Lithgow, New South Wales | |
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| 17 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1673, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1673, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1673, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , Shell wound (back/spine) | |
| 3 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1673, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle of Messines, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1673 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Joann Copeman
"1673 Lance Corporal Albert Henry Bewley, 45th Battalion, of Mt McDonald, NSW. A labourer before enlisting in August 1915, LCpl Bewley left Australia as part of the 2nd Reinforcements in December 1915 for service on the Western Front. He was killed during the attack on Messines on 7 June 1917, age 38." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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