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BOAKES, Henry John

Service Number:	6788
Enlisted:	17 February 1917, Enlisted Malvern Victoria allocated to 19th reinforcement’s 24th Battalion at Royal Park Camp Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hammersmith London UK, 1874
Home Town:	Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Natural Causes , Frankston, Victoria, Australia, 14 October 1953
Cemetery:	Frankston Memorial Park and Cemetery Plot A43
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World War 1 Service

17 Feb 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6788, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Malvern Victoria allocated to 19th reinforcement’s 24th Battalion at Royal Park Camp Victoria
11 May 1917:	Involvement Private, 6788, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
11 May 1917:	Embarked Private, 6788, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
28 Jul 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Training Battalion, March into 6th Training Battalion UK for induction
10 Dec 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6788, 24th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Deformed left foot
25 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6788, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Deformed left foot

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