Wilbert Percy DUSTING

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Service Number:	7227
Enlisted:	2 November 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Portland, Victoria, Australia, 1886
Home Town:	Oakleigh, Monash, Victoria
Occupation:	Seaman
Memorials:	Oakleigh Roll of Honour

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2 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7227, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
19 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 7227, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 7227, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
25 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7227, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat sunk by a German U Boat in the English Channel (no lives lost).
1 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7227, 8th Infantry Battalion, RTA 11 December 1918 and discharged as MU (illness).

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