Harold Thomas CHILDS

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Service Number:	50034
Enlisted:	15 January 1918, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 5 July 1899
Home Town:	Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Apprenticeship G H Warrington & sons
Occupation:	Tin Smith

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15 Jan 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50034, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp
21 Mar 1918:	Involvement Private, 50034, 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, 50034, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney
31 May 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 21st Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK
2 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, Transferred to MG Details Parkhouse UK
8 Dec 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Taken on Strength of 2nd MG Battalion from MG Depot UK
24 Jan 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Promoted Driver to establishment in the Field France
24 Mar 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian War Graves Detachment , Detached on duty France Graves Registration Unit
16 Aug 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Posted back to Parent Unit for RTA Completion of detachment with Graves Registration Unit France
25 Sep 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 50034, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, RTA for discharge 3MD completion of period of enlistment
6 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 50034, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion

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