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Joseph ARMSTRONG

Regimental number4430
Place of birthBally-Bofey, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address125 Flinders Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation43
Height5' 7.5"
Weight162 lbs
Next of kinCousin, Mrs E Phillips, 125 Flinders Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 2½ years in the 3rd NSW Bushman Contingent (Boer War).
Enlistment date12 October 1915
Place of enlistmentParkes, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 16 December 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name does not appear on Nominal Roll
Discharge date10 May 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 16 February 1916; disembarked Egypt, 22 March 1916; joined 54th Bn at Ferry Post, 2 April 1916

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Reported killed in action, France, 19 July 1917; confirmed as a wounded prisoner of war (bullet wound buttock and thigh), Wartzburg, Germany, 20 July 1916.

Repatriated to England, 30 December 1918; granted leave until 4 February 1919.

Commenced return to Australia from Weymouth on board HT ?Karoa?, 2 April 1919; admitted to ship?s hospital (dropsy), 11 April 1919; discharged, Sydney, 10 May 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ARMSTRONG Joseph

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