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HEDGER, Percy Leonard

Service Number:	2892
Enlisted:	11 May 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Milang, South Australia, 26 May 1889
Home Town:	Milang, Alexandrina, South Australia
Schooling:	Point Sturt Public School and Milang Public School
Occupation:	Farm hand
Died:	Natural causes, Daw Park Repat Hospital, South Australia, 22 April 1981, aged 91 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremation
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World War 1 Service

11 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2892, 10th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia
21 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2892, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2892, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide
25 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2892, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
26 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion
13 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2892, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
2 Apr 1917:	Wounded Private, 2892, 50th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, GSW (back)
14 Jan 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2892, 50th Infantry Battalion

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