2492 John SHARPLES

Date of enlistment	7^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	Transferred to 23^rd Battalion, serial no. 7367, following return from Australia and hernia operation
Significant events while with the AIF	Killed in Action Wounded in Action – Broodseinde Hospitalised sick twice

Buried at Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme

Summary of Private Sharples WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
27^th April 1918	France	Killed in Action
20^th February 1918	Belgium	Re-joined Battalion
15^th February 1918	France	Marched in to AIBD
14^th February 1918	England	Proceeded overseas to France via Southampton
21^st January 1918	England	Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill
10^th December 1917	England	Marched out to No.4 Command Depot Wareham
7^th November 1917	England	Neglecting to obey orders. Award 2 days CC
29^th October 1917	England	Marched in to No.3 Command Depot Hurdcott
24^th October 1917	England	Discharged from hospital and marched in to No.2 Command Depot Weymouth
17^th October 1917	England	Transferred to 1^st Auxiliary Hospital Harefield
9^th October 1917	England	Admitted to 2/1 Southern General Hospital Birmingham
8^th October 1917	France	Invalided to England on HS Newhaven
5^th October 1917	France	Transferred to 22^nd General Hospital Camiers
4^th October 1917	Belgium	Wounded in Action – shell wound left arm, and admitted to 2^nd Canadian CCS
20^th September 1917	Belgium	Taken on Strength of 23^rd Battalion
11^th September 1917	France	Marched in to 1^st ADBD, Le Havre
10^th September 1917	England	Proceeded overseas to France via Southampton
19^th July 1917	England	Discharged to Convalescent Training Camp
5^th July 1917	England	To hospital sick
26^th April 1917	England	Marched in to 2nd Training Battalion Durrington
25^th April 1917	England	Disembarked Devonport
19^th February 1917	Australia	Departed Melbourne on HMAT Ballarat
29^th December 1916	Australia	Return to duty
11^th December 1916	Australia	Completed treatment for hernia
28^th August 1916	Australia	Admitted to hospital for hernia
10^th July 1916	Egypt	Embarked for return to Australia on HT Clan McGillivray for operation
12^th May 1916	Egypt	Admitted No.3 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis – hernia
20^th April 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength to 22^nd Battalion from 6^th Training Battalion
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
23^rd September 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
19^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot