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My uncle in Melbourne sent me the war records of my two great uncles who fought at Gallipoli and France, last week.
Les B******
born July 1890
enlisted Geelong Jan 1915
embarked Melbourne HMAT Wiltshire 13/02/15
joined Pioneer battalion 22/04/15
wounded in action Gallipoli 13/07/15
discharged from hospital ship 26/07/15 and returned to duty
wounded in action Gallipoli 9/08/15
transferred to hospital in Alexandria, Egypt with shrapnel wounds to the right leg and right shoulder
returned to duty 25/01/16
transferred to England 18/03/16
sent to France 24/03/16
pomoted to sergeant 24/08/17
gassed on the Somme 21/04/18
returned to Australia on HT Trasos Montes
arrived Melbourne and demobilised 22/05/19
discharged from the Australian Imperial Force 22/07/19
RSL entry from 11/12/20, sergeant Leslie B****** died of war wounds in the Alfred hospital on 8/12/20 ( 8 months before my old man was born ) and was buried in Brighton cemetery 9/12/20
The other great uncle ( Eric ) lost a finger at Gallipoli and also served on the Somme, but returned to Aus otherwise unscathed and didn't pass away until 1970.
Nowadays a soldier would almost certainly be returned home if they were wounded once, but back in those days unfortunately Aussies, New Zealanders and the working class of the UK were just cannon fodder.
Les B******
born July 1890
enlisted Geelong Jan 1915
embarked Melbourne HMAT Wiltshire 13/02/15
joined Pioneer battalion 22/04/15
wounded in action Gallipoli 13/07/15
discharged from hospital ship 26/07/15 and returned to duty
wounded in action Gallipoli 9/08/15
transferred to hospital in Alexandria, Egypt with shrapnel wounds to the right leg and right shoulder
returned to duty 25/01/16
transferred to England 18/03/16
sent to France 24/03/16
pomoted to sergeant 24/08/17
gassed on the Somme 21/04/18
returned to Australia on HT Trasos Montes
arrived Melbourne and demobilised 22/05/19
discharged from the Australian Imperial Force 22/07/19
RSL entry from 11/12/20, sergeant Leslie B****** died of war wounds in the Alfred hospital on 8/12/20 ( 8 months before my old man was born ) and was buried in Brighton cemetery 9/12/20
The other great uncle ( Eric ) lost a finger at Gallipoli and also served on the Somme, but returned to Aus otherwise unscathed and didn't pass away until 1970.
Nowadays a soldier would almost certainly be returned home if they were wounded once, but back in those days unfortunately Aussies, New Zealanders and the working class of the UK were just cannon fodder.
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