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Service Number:	3437
Enlisted:	20 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Macarthur, Victoria, 13 December 1888
Home Town:	Smeaton, Hepburn, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Camiers, France, 10 September 1916, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Etaples Military Cemetery Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3437, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3437, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Adelaide
10 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3437, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3437 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-10

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