Eric Vere FOOKS

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Service Number:	316
Enlisted:	4 April 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Brigade Headquarters
Born:	Waratah, Tasmania, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Queenstown, West Coast, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bank Clerk
Memorials:	Nar Nar Goon Commercial Bank of Australia Limited WW1 Roll of Honour

4 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 316, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 316, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 316, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
11 May 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, From the 40th Battalion
31 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 316, 10th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Discharged at the 6th Military District

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Husband of Lily Fooks of Queenstown, Tasmania

Commenced return to Australia on 2 March 1919 aboard HT Derbyshire disembarking on the 15 April 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal