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BIGNILL, George Alexander Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 51312 |
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| 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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World War 1 Service
| 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 | |
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| 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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