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SHINGLES, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 959 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted St Kilda Victoria allocated to 4th Battery Australian Field Artillery on establishment of Unit. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Hartpool Durham UK, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | North Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Natural Causes, North Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 18 July 1956, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 959, 4th Australian Field Artillery Battery, Enlisted St Kilda Victoria allocated to 4th Battery Australian Field Artillery on establishment of Unit. | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 959, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 959, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 17 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 959, 4th Australian Field Artillery Battery, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Battle Fatigue to Rest Camp ANZAC | |
| 13 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 4th Australian Field Artillery Battery, Promoted in the field Egypt | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 4th Division Artillery , Transferred on reorganisation of the AIF in Egypt | |
| 15 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Taken on Strength of Unit in the field France | |
| 29 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 24 Oct 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 9 Dec 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 959, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , RTA 3MD Melbourne for 1914 Leave | |
| 23 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 959, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment |
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Late of 92 Victoria Street Williamstown North 3016 (1920)