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Service Number:	1226
Enlisted:	12 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Strathalbyn, South Australia, 27 June 1895
Home Town:	Strathalbyn, Alexandrina, South Australia
Schooling:	Strathalbyn State School, South Australia
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Auburn Primary School WW1 Honor Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Strathalbyn District Roll of Honor WW1, Strathalbyn RSL Hall Honour Board, Strathalbyn War Memorial

12 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1226, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Morphettville, South Australia
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1226, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1226, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1226, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli

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