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3rd Battalion

Official Name
3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
Common Name
3rd Battalion
Country
Australia
Created
18 Aug 1914
Disbanded
31 May 1919

Personnel

Rank
Rank
Name
Name
Reg.#
Reg.#
Enlisted
Enlisted
Fate
Fate
Lt
Lieutenant
COLLESS S.
COLLESS, Stanley
2808
2808
19 Jun 1915
19 Jun 1915
Fought at Fromelles, survived. Killed in Action, 01 Sep 1918, Perrone, France - aged 25
Fought at Fromelles, survived. Killed in Action, 01 Sep 1918, Perrone, France - aged 25
Capt
Captain
GIBBINS N.
GIBBINS, Norman
86
86
29 Aug 1914
29 Aug 1914
Killed in Action, 20th July 1916, 20 Jul 1916, Battle of Fromelles Aged 21
Killed in Action, 20th July 1916, 20 Jul 1916, Battle of Fromelles Aged 21
Lance s.
Lance sergeant
JENTSCH E.A.
JENTSCH, Ernest Augustus
3331
3331
13 Jun 1915
13 Jun 1915
Killed in Action, 19 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France. On German Death List - aged 22
Killed in Action, 19 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France. On German Death List - aged 22
Acting c.
Acting corporal
LEISTER L.
LEISTER, Leslie
4840
4840
28 Aug 1915
28 Aug 1915
Killed in Action, 20 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France. On German Death List - aged 21
Killed in Action, 20 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France. On German Death List - aged 21
Pte
Private
ROTH H.W.
ROTH, Harold Wallace
4961
4961
24 Sep 1915
24 Sep 1915
Killed in Action, 20 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France - aged 18
Killed in Action, 20 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France - aged 18
Pte
Private
SHANNON P.P.
SHANNON, Peter Paul
3433
3433
12 Aug 1915
12 Aug 1915
Killed in Action, 19 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France. On German Death List - aged 36
Killed in Action, 19 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France. On German Death List - aged 36
Pte
Private
WESTERWAY H.
WESTERWAY, Henry
4921
4921
17 Sep 1915
17 Sep 1915
Wounded in Action, 20 July 1916, Fromelles, France. Taken prisoner. Died 14 November 1940, Sydney, New South Wales - aged 54
Wounded in Action, 20 July 1916, Fromelles, France. Taken prisoner. Died 14 November 1940, Sydney, New South Wales - aged 54
Pte
Private
WILSON S.C.
WILSON, Samuel Charles
3534
3534
26 Jul 1915
26 Jul 1915
Killed in Action, 19 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France. On German Death List - aged 31
Killed in Action, 19 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France. On German Death List - aged 31
Pte
Private
WILSON J.A.
WILSON, James Arthur
3533
3533
28 Jul 1915
28 Jul 1915
Wounded in Action,19-20 July 1916, Fromelles, France. Died 3 October 1959, Tweed Heads, New South Wales - aged 61
Wounded in Action,19-20 July 1916, Fromelles, France. Died 3 October 1959, Tweed Heads, New South Wales - aged 61