David Oran BACON

BACON, David Oran

    Service Number: 801
    Enlisted: 30 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
    Home Town: Branxton, Cessnock, New South Wales
    Schooling: Public School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
    Cemetery: Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC
    Row M, Grave 12, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    30 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 801, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    20 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 801, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 801, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Caroline Bacon

    Brother of May Elizabeth Mercer nee Bacon of South Randwick, NSW, Alfred George Bacon who returned to Australia on 22 February 1917 having served with the 30th Battalion and Walter Francis Bacon who returned to Australia on 20 October 1918 having served with the 20th Battalion

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Also served in the school cadets

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