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Service Number:	1880
Enlisted:	20 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Merioneth, Festinog, Wales, 1881
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Coal Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1880, Depot Battalion , Liverpool, New South Wales
17 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1880, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
17 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1880, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
6 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 30th Infantry Battalion
19 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 30th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 15th Infantry Battalion
16 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1880, 30th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Hororata"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1880, 30th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1880, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1880, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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