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BILLINGTON, Marcus Edward

Service Number:	4440
Enlisted:	23 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Uralla, New South Wales, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Uralla, Uralla, New South Wales
Schooling:	Big Ridge Public School, Uralla, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glencoe Public School WW1 Honour Roll, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

23 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4440, Depot Battalion
16 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4440, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
16 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4440, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4440, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4440 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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