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Service Number:	5336
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Machine Gun Company
Born:	Fredrickstadt, Norway, 5 August 1885
Home Town:	Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 9 October 1917, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

20 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5336, 9th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
20 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5336, 9th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney
9 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 5336, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5336 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-09

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