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Service Number:	3132
Enlisted:	20 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	25th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Nar Nar Goon, Cardinia, Victoria
Schooling:	Nar Nar Goon State School, Gippsland, Victoria
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 9 August 1916
Cemetery:	Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys Plot II, Row E, Grave 4
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nar Nar Goon Roll of Honor WW1

20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3132, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
26 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3132, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
26 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3132, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
27 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , Egypt
9 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 25th Field Artillery Brigade, France
9 Aug 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 3132, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3132 awm_unit: 60th Battery 25th Brigade Australian Field Artillery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1916-08-09

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