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Giacoino BAUSELLI

Regimental number7602
Place of birthBrescia, Italy
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMiner
AddressLaverton, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 3"
Weight129 lbs
Next of kinBrother, A. Bauselli, Day Dawn, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 March 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 February 1917
Place of enlistmentLaverton, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 29 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 3 September 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Giacoino spelt Giacomo
Discharge date24 November 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Perth, 29 June 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 August 1917, and marched into 3rd Training Bn the same day.

Marched into 2nd Training Bn, Sutton Veny, 7 November 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 1 January 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 4 January 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 5 January 1918; taken on strength of 11th Bn, 11 January 1918.

Admitted to No 3 Field Ambulance, 16 June 1918; transferred to No 58 Casualty Clearing Station, 16 June 1918; to No 41 Ambulance Train, 17 June 1918; to No 14 General Hospital, Wimereux, 17 June 1918; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Wimereux, 22 June 1918; to No 10 Convalescent Depot, 24 June 1918; to No 1 Australian Convalescent Depot, Le Havre, 27 June 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 21 July 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 26 July 1918; rejoined 11th Bn, 29 July 1918.

Found guilty, 25 July 118, of (1) being in town without a pass; (2) improperly dressed: award, forfeits 14 days' pay.

Found guilty, 30 August 1918, of being absent without leave from 0900 hours, 23 August 1918, until 1100 hours, 24 August 1918: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, and total forfeiture of 9 days' pay.

Attached to 4th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, 28 November 1918; rejoined 11th Bn, 19 January 1919.

On leave to Italy, 19 January 1919; rejoined unit, 19 February 1919.

Attached to 3rd Bde Headquarters, 25 February 1919.

Tried by Field General Court Martial, 4 May 1919, on a charge of stealing a horse that was the property of the Government; found guilty: sentenced to 6 months' imprisonment with hard labour.

Committed to No 3 Military Prison, 15 May 1919.

Proceeded to England, 23 May 1919; admitted to Detention Barracks, Lewes, 30 May 1919.

Sentence remitted on being released from prison, 21 July 1917, and to report to Headquarters, Tidworth.

To be Headquarters Guard, Tidworth, 26 July 1919.

Discharged from Delhi Military Hospital, 13 August 1919, and to report to Australian Imperial Force Depots in United Kingdom, Tidworth (jaundice).

Admitted to Military Hospital, Tidworth, 15 August 1919 (gastritis).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 8 September 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 18 October 1919; discharged Perth (termination of period of enlistment), 24 November 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Cause of death: tuberculosis
Date of death19 July 1928
Age at death41
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, BAUSELLI Giacoino

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