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RANDELL, Eric Lyle

Service Number:	531
Enlisted:	24 August 1914, at Morphettville
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fitter
Died:	Parkside, South Australia, 3 September 1972, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Dudley Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 531, 10th Infantry Battalion, at Morphettville
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 531, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 531, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
1 Jun 1917:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, This N.C.O., by his steadfast interest and application to his duty as Armourer Sergeant, was recently thanked by the Corps Commander for an ingenious invention of a portable forge. During his two and a alf years' service Staff Sergeant RANDELL has devoted his whole energies to the benefit of the Battalion.
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 531

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