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WADDINGHAM, George Edward

Service Number:	2198
Enlisted:	22 May 1916
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Smeaton, Victoria, Australia , date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Smeaton, Hepburn, Victoria
Schooling:	Smeaton State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 5 April 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Querrieu British Cemetery, Picardie Querrieu British Cemetery, Querrieu, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Kangaroo Hills School No 881, Ballarat Kooroocheang State School, Ballarat Smeaton State School No 552, State School Ullina No 763 Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

22 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2198, 39th Infantry Battalion
25 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2198, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2198, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
5 Apr 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 2198, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2198 awm_unit: 39th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-05

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