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SQUIRES, Samuel Thomas John

Service Numbers:	730, N68061
Enlisted:	27 August 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	20 Garrison Battalion (NSW)
Born:	GILGAI, INVERELL, NSW, 11 November 1890
Home Town:	Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales
Schooling:	Inverell Little Plain Public School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	14 December 1942, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Inverell Cemetery, NSW Memorial ID 229094707
Memorials:	Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell Little Plain Public School Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

21 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 730, 5th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne
21 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 730, 5th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
1 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, 19th Infantry Battalion
20 Aug 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Battalion
11 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 20th Infantry Battalion
6 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 730, 20th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

27 Aug 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N68061, 8 Garrison Battalion (NSW)
15 Dec 1941:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , 20 Garrison Battalion (NSW)
19 Jan 1942:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N68061, 20 Garrison Battalion (NSW)

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