Eric Rainsford WELLS

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Service Number:	67764
Enlisted:	30 August 1918, Enlisted at Singleton, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW)
Born:	Galston New South Wales, 17 December 1899
Home Town:	Galston, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Darwin, NT, 29 April 1978, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Darwin General Cemetery, N.T. Plot 1037
Memorials:	Galston War Memorial, Norwest Mitchell Remembers Roll of Honour

30 Aug 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 67764, Enlisted at Singleton, NSW
2 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 67764, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1918:	Embarked Private, 67764, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), HMAT Medic, Sydney
23 Dec 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 67764

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Returned to Australia on board Medic. Ship recalled owing to cessation of hostilities.

Medal: British War Medal

8 January 1935 - Eric wrote to Base Records requesting his British War Medal

8 January 1955 - Residential address was 39 Lincoln Street, Campsie NSW

RSL Information

2 September 1968 - Transferred from Canterbury, Hurlstone Park Sub Branch, NSW

1 January 1969 - Transferred to Darwn Sub Branch,; address Caravan Park, Aaralia Street, Nightcliff, NT