William (Bill) SHIELDS MM

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Service Number:	5441
Enlisted:	27 March 1916
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mirboo North, Victoria, Australia, January 1897
Home Town:	South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	11 May 1957, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Memorials:	South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor

27 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 23rd Infantry Battalion
1 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 5441, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 5441, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne
8 Nov 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 5441, 23rd Infantry Battalion

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