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BIGNILL, George Alexander Ernest

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Service Number:	51312
Enlisted:	25 January 1918, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 2nd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 20 April 1918
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Depot Units of Supply
Born:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 6 September 1885
Home Town:	Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Occupation:	Chemical Manufacturers
Died:	Natural Causes , 1 April 1944, aged 58 years, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Church of Christ section 10 Grave 14

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25 Jan 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51312, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 2nd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 20 April 1918
1 May 1918:	Involvement Private, 51312, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
1 May 1918:	Embarked Private, 51312, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
3 Jul 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 24th Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK
1 Nov 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, Signals Training Battalion, Transferred to Signals Training Clifton UK for duty
2 Feb 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Depot Units of Supply, Taken on Strength of the 25th Depot Unit of Supply in the field France Reverts to rank Private
19 Aug 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Non Military Employment Meat Inspectors Course Edinburgh till 31 October 1918
4 Feb 1920:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 51312, Depot Units of Supply, RTA 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment on HT Konsig Louise
31 Mar 2020:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 51312, Depot Units of Supply, Discharged 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment

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