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WILLINGTON, Eric Mattinson

Service Number:	2140
Enlisted:	27 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melrose, South Australia, February 1886
Home Town:	Melrose, Mount Remarkable, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 28 January 1965
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (1), Melrose Memorial Institute Honour Roll, Melrose School Roll of Honour, Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

27 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2140, Adelaide, South Australia
7 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2140, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
7 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2140, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide
4 Dec 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 32nd Infantry Battalion
25 Mar 1917:	Wounded Sergeant, 2140, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Accidental
1 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 32nd Infantry Battalion
22 Jul 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 32nd Infantry Battalion
12 Mar 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 32nd Infantry Battalion
21 Jan 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 32nd Infantry Battalion

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