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SHANKS, Henry

Service Number:	12817
Enlisted:	27 July 1915, Place of Enlistment, Adelaide, South Australia.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Field Ambulance
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia , 27 September 1879
Home Town:	Wayville, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Porter
Died:	Natural Causes , Adelaide, South Australia. , 17 January 1966, aged 86 years
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 24, Site No: 35
Memorials:	Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Aldgate War Memorial, S.A. Railway Goods Dept. Mile End Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

27 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 12817, 11th Field Ambulance, Place of Enlistment, Adelaide, South Australia.
6 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 12817, 11th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 12817, 11th Field Ambulance, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
27 Dec 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 12817, 11th Field Ambulance, Invalided to Australia, Pleurisy and Rheumatism.

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