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SAWYER, Henry George

Service Number:	5082
Enlisted:	27 August 1917, Port Lincoln, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Lincoln, South Australia, 10 May 1898
Home Town:	Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural causes, Port Lincoln, South Australia, 18 December 1973, aged 75 years
Cemetery:	Happy Valley Cemetery, Port Lincoln Section: RSL Grave: 14, Row: J
Memorials:	Port Lincoln & District Honor Roll WW1

World War 1 Service

27 Aug 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5082, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Port Lincoln, South Australia
22 Dec 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5082, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5082, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
30 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5082, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, GSW (chest)
21 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5082, 32nd Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Richard SAWYER and Amelia Ellen nee DIGGENS