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DITCHBURN, William Arthur

Service Number:	2154
Enlisted:	1 March 1915
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 August 1881
Home Town:	North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Ironmonger
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

1 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2154, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
23 Jun 1915:	Involvement 2154, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1915:	Embarked 2154, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Adelaide
30 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2154, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, "Taken on strength Gallipoli."
30 Jul 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 10th Infantry Battalion, Promoted on board H.M.T Wiltshire on return to Australia.
31 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 2154, 10th Infantry Battalion, Left Suez per H.M.T Wiltshire and disembarked Melbourne 25.9.15.
1 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2154, 10th Infantry Battalion, Returned to duty 4th Military District.
29 Sep 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2154, 10th Infantry Battalion, Physically mentally and temporary unfit for active service.

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