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SPRINGHALL, George Benjamin

Service Numbers:	289, W47542
Enlisted:	4 February 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Volunteer Defence Corps (SA)
Born:	Poplar, London, England, 17 December 1873
Home Town:	Werribee, Wyndham, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cook/Baker
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

4 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 289, Melbourne, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 289, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
10 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 289, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
29 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 289, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
11 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Pioneer Battalion
26 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 289, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières
5 Nov 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 289, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17
14 Dec 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Pioneer Battalion
3 Jun 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 289, 2nd Pioneer Battalion

World War 2 Service

20 Dec 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W47542
20 Dec 1941:	Enlisted Private, W47542, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Western Australia
21 Dec 1941:	Involvement Private, W47542, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces
26 Mar 1942:	Discharged Private, W47542, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA)

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