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EARL, William

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• Service History
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Step 1: Personal Details

Service Number:	3087
Enlisted:	12 July 1915, Geelong, Vic.
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	1st Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Inverleigh, Golden Plains, Victoria
Schooling:	Inverleigh State School No. 1147, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:	Inverleigh & District Residents Roll of Honor, Inverleigh Independent Order of Rechabites Pictorial Honour Roll, Inverleigh Parish of Inverleigh Honor Roll, Inverleigh State School Roll of Honor

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Step 2: Service History

World War 1 Service

12 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3087, 24th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
26 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3087, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
26 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3087, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
24 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3087, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
10 Aug 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Company, France
14 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3087, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Mouquet Farm
10 Feb 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3087, 2nd Machine Gun Company, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, MM recommendation: Gallantry and devotion to duty at Yarra Bend, N.E. of Guedecourt, 10th February 1917.'
15 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3087, 2nd Machine Gun Company, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Lagnicourt
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3087, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Menin Road
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3087, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Broodseinde Ridge
20 Nov 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Broodseinde Ridge, During operations at BROODSEINDE RIDGE east of YPRES from 4th to 10th October, 1917, this man had his gun position blown in on several occasions and was himself buried.
1 Apr 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , France
14 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3087, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck
8 Sep 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , France
18 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3087, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , "The Last Hundred Days", Hindenburg Outpost Line
23 Sep 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , France
5 Jan 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3087, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , RTA 6 September 1919 and discharged (TPE).

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