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Service Number:	1077
Enlisted:	17 September 1914, Enlisted at Talbot, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dunach, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Talbot, Central Goldfields, Victoria
Schooling:	Dunach State School,Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Krithia, Gallipoli, Turkey, 8 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Talbot Dunach State School No 1412 Honor Roll WW1, Talbot Private John Smith Memorial Plaque, Teralba War Memorial

17 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1077, Enlisted at Talbot, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 1077, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 1077, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
8 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1077, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Krithia

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