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EIG, David Cecil
| Service Number: | 3356 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 February 1917, Enlisted at Burra, SA |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Goodwooga, New South Wales, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kooringa, Burra, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Hamley Bridge, South Australia, 27 June 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hamley Bridge General Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Loyal Burra Lodge Court Unity AOF No 3015 WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3356, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Burra, SA | |
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| 22 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3356, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3356, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 24 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, At Zeitoun | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 3356 | |
| 11 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 3356, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Cessation of hostilities |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Fredrick Eig of Barringun NSW; brother of Frederick Charles Eig who was killed in action on 2 July 1917 while serving with the 42nd Battalion; John Eig who returned to Australia on 7 September 1919 having served with the 26th Battalion and Leslie Joseph Eig who returned to Australia on 23 July 1918 having served with the 15th Battalion.
29 April 1919 - returned to Australia on board HT Dorset
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On the 19 July 1919 David married Gwendolne Griffiths in St Marys Church, Burra, SA on 19 July 1919
Father of Glenton Charles Eig, David James Eig and Dorothy Emma Eig