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PUTLAND, Samuel Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1974 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glen Burn, South Australia, 20 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Second Valley, Yankalilla, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Mitcham, South Australia, 4 September 1960, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mitcham Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Second Valley War Memorial, Yankalilla War Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1974, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 13 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1974, 48th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1974, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 29 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1974 |
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Prior to enlisting he served for 3 years in the SA Engineers
17 April 1917 - Wounded in action
2 June 1919 - Returned to Australia on board Beltana
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
20 September 1919 - Married Maria Tilley at the residence of Rev. D. McNicol of Malvern South Australia
RSL Information
31 May 1937 - Joined the Mitcham Sub Branch; residential address was 5 High Street, Mitcham South Australia. He was still residing at that address at the time of his death
Badge 27017 was lost
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