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Service Number:	4134
Enlisted:	30 August 1915, West Maitland, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ceres, Fife, Scotland, July 1879
Home Town:	Greta, Cessnock, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez Plot XVIII. Row A. Grave 5.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

30 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4134, Depot Battalion (AIF), West Maitland, New South Wales
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4134, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 1st Infantry Battalion
19 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4134, 54th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Caledonian"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4134, 54th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4134, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4134 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4134, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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