Douglas Wade DARK

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Service Number:	1917
Enlisted:	22 June 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Dungog, New South Wales, Australia, 26 January 1893
Home Town:	Dungog, Dungog, New South Wales
Schooling:	Maitland Boys’ High School, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Grazier
Died:	Wounds, France, 20 June 1916, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot II, Row E, Grave 180
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dungog School Roll of Honour Great War, Maitland High School Roll of Honour

22 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1917
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 1917, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 1917, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
8 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1917, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
8 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1917, 5th Machine Gun Battalion
20 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 1917, 5th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1917 awm_unit: 5th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-06-20

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