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MAINWARING, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5140 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penguin, Tasmania, Australia, August 1897 |
| Home Town: | Penguin, Central Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Penguin, Tasmania, Australia, 23 November 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5140, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5140, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5140, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 20 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 5140, 52nd Infantry Battalion, 6 MD wound to left hand | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 5140, 52nd Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, GSW left hand - invalided |
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