BACON, Linsdell Argo
(Service number 3248)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | *c1876 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 13 August 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Stoneleigh, Burwood Road, Burwood, New South Wales | ||
| Occupation | Upholsterer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | H. J. BACON (father), Stoneleigh, Burwood Road, Burwood, New South Wales | ||
Military Service
| Served with | Australian Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 11 Reinforcement | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 3rd Battalion | ||
| Date | 2 November 1915 | ||
| Transport | Euripides | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 25 July 1976 | Age | 79 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Liverpool Cemetery, Liverpool, New South Wales | ||
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Biographical Notes
Linsdell Argo Bacon was born about 1876 at Timaru, New Zealand, the son of Henry James and Helen Bacon. He was an upholsterer, having served his apprenticeship under his father. Enlisting on 13 August 1915 at Sydney, New South Wales, he nominated his father as next-of-kin, at ‘Stoneleigh’, Burwood Road, Burwood, New South Wales.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [30 March 2020]; Find a Grave [14 April 2020]
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