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DURKIN, William Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 840 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Newport, Victoria, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Newport, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Heidelberg, Victoria, 5 November 1961 |
| Cemetery: |
Footscray Cemetery, Victoria Plot 506050 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 840, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 840, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 840, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 13 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 840, 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
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