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Service Number:	1133
Enlisted:	2 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Maidstone, Kent, England, 1887
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Telephone Mechanic
Died:	Died of wounds - head, At sea on board HS Sicilia, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 June 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea Rev. E. Teale officiated Panel 20 Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

2 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1133, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 1133, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 1133, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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Son of E. Head of Fairfax Drive, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal