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BEDDOME, John Winter Kingham
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | B2202, SX30147 |
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Enlisted: | 30 June 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
Last Unit: | 4 Advanced Ordnance Depot |
Born: | Blinman, South Australia, 9 November 1892 |
Home Town: | Lockleys, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Railway clerk |
Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 26 October 1977, aged 84 years |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
Memorials: | Blinman Boer War, WW1 & WW2 Honour Rolls, Blinman Boer War, WW1 & WW2 Honour Rolls, Woodville Uniting Church Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
30 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, B2202, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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16 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
12 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
12 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
12 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
30 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
10 Jun 1918: | Wounded Captain, 27th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), Shell wound (buttocks) | |
24 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 27th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
24 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Major, SX30147, Caulfield, Victoria | |
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24 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, SX30147 | |
25 Aug 1942: | Involvement Major, SX30147 | |
27 Sep 1945: | Promoted Lieutenant Colonel, 4 Advanced Ordnance Depot | |
16 Aug 1946: | Discharged Lieutenant Colonel, SX30147, 4 Advanced Ordnance Depot | |
16 Aug 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, SX30147 |
World War 1 Service
Date unknown: | Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
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Date unknown: | Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Embarked as a 2nd Lieutenant with 8th Reinforcements for 27th Battalion AIF
Wounded in Action
Discharged as a Captain
Served in WW2 as a Commanding Officer 4th Advanced Ordnance Depot (Lieutenant Colonel)
Submitted by Robert (Bob) Kearney.
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