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Michael Joseph HASSETT

Regimental number1654
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationIronmonger
AddressLeongatha, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, John Hassett, Leongatha, Victoria
Enlistment date27 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name59th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/76/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 4 May 1916
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: 59th Battalion
Promotion date: 25 September 1918

Lieutenant


Unit: 59th Battalion
Promotion date: 26 December 1918

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919).

FateReturned to Australia 11 May 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1110 Warrant Officer (Class I) John Thomas HASSETT, Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Corps (Australian Army Medical Corps) [no details of fate entered on Nominal Roll].
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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