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Service Number:	298
Enlisted:	9 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill,WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Birmingham, England, 10 October 1882
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bricklayer
Died:	War Service related, Western Australia, 12 April 1917, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican Section, Row NC, Grave 221
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial

9 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 298, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill,WA
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 298, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 298, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
27 Jun 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 298, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was 186 Pier Street, Perth, WA

Son of William and Mrs. Sly of Warwick, Warwickshire, England

10 June 1915 - returned to Australia on board H.T. Kyarra suffering from chronic Nephritis and Typhoid Fever

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Served a 5 year apprenticeship with Rawbottom & Sons, Builders