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STRICKLAND, Edward Arthur

Service Numbers:	39012, T21903
Enlisted:	14 April 1917
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	Volunteer Defence Corps (TAS)
Born:	Glenroy, Victoria, Australia, 5 April 1893
Home Town:	King Island, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia , 7 December 1962, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Dromana Cemetery, Victoria Memorial ID 212714055
Memorials:	Currie King Island Great War Honour Roll, Glenroy War Memorial

World War 1 Service

14 Apr 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 39012, Field Artillery Brigades
26 Nov 1917:	Embarked Gunner, 39012, Field Artillery Brigades, SS Indarra, Melbourne
26 Nov 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 39012, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Nov 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 7th Field Artillery Brigade
22 Aug 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 39012, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, From England to Australia, arrived on 8 October 1919.
7 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 39012, 7th Field Artillery Brigade

World War 2 Service

24 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, T21903
22 Nov 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , T21903, Volunteer Defence Corps (TAS), Retained same rank during WW2.

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