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BLACK, Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 50008 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1917, Enlisted and allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria aka Sportsman 1000 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Caulfield State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Traveller and Warehouseman |
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World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50008, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted and allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria aka Sportsman 1000 | |
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| 12 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Depot Battalion, Promoted Acting Sergeant with Extra Duty Pay at 1st Depot Battalion Broadmeadows | |
| 11 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 59th Infantry Battalion, Promoted Acting CSM to 10 Reinforcement’s for the 59th Battalion till 21March 1918 | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 50008, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 50008, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 28 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 21st Infantry Battalion, Appointment Acting Sergeant UK Reinforcement’s 21st Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Proceed overseas France and allocated to Reinforce 22nd Battalion Reverts to the Rank of Private | |
| 2 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 50008, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Taken on strength in the Field | |
| 28 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 50008, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RTA HT Bakara from UK for discharge | |
| 20 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 50008, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Termination Period of Enlistment |
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