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EMMONS, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2994 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1916, Place of Enlistment Cairns, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment |
| Born: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 8 September 1887 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Died on the Sandgate Golf Course, Queensland, Australia. , Sandgate, Queensland, Australia, 23 March 1934, aged 46 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2994, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), Place of Enlistment Cairns, Queensland. | |
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| 26 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2994, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Barunga embarkation_ship_number: A43 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2994, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), HMAT Barunga, Brisbane | |
| 14 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Train | |
| 14 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1) | |
| 14 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2994, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Invalided to Australia. Personal Reasons. |
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