Joseph ARMSTRONG

ARMSTRONG, Joseph

Service Number: 3680
Enlisted: 13 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 59th Infantry Battalion
Born: Barkers Creek, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town: Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling: Barkers Creek State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: 6 June 1971, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia

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World War 1 Service

13 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3680, 7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
23 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 3680, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 3680, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
19 May 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
19 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3680, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW to neck and back. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 29 December 1916.
26 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3680, 59th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood
30 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3680, 59th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, SW to face, right arm and thigh sustained at Peronne. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit.
24 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3680, 59th Infantry Battalion, RTA 18 January 1919 and discharged as MU (wounds).

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