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EGGINS, Searls Victor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3334 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodford Island, New South Wales, 12 April 1885 |
| Home Town: | Wardell, Ballina, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Alumny Creek Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Gosford, New South Wales, 16 July 1964, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Alumny Creek School & District WWI Honour Roll (NSW), Swan Creek Public School Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3334, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3334, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3334, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 23 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3334, 49th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Newspaper Personal Column
Pte. Searle V. Eggins, who prior to enlisting some two years ago was in the employ of the Alstonville Co-op. Dairy Coy., has been invalided back to Australia. He was in Egypt for some time and then was sent to France. It was there he was wounded in the ankle by a German hand grenade. He was for ten months in a hospital in England, where he underwent several operations. – Northern Star, Lismore, NSW, issue dated September 27, 1917.
Submitted 19 January 2017 by John Johnston
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