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Service Number:	3871
Enlisted:	18 March 1916, Enlisted at Warrnambool Vic.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tower Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Nirranda, Moyne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Tuberculosis and Meningitis, 8 Australian General Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia , 25 May 1918
Cemetery:	Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Presbyterian Section, Row EE, Grave 196 Commemorated by a plaque in the Western Australia Garden of Remembrance, Fremantle
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nirranda and District Honor Roll

18 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3871, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warrnambool Vic.
19 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 3871, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
19 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 3871, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
15 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 29th Infantry Battalion, In the field
25 May 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 3871, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3871 awm_unit: 29th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-05-25

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Husband of Ruby Sarah Steel of Nirranda via Allansford, Victoria

10 March 1918 - returned to Australia on board Durham Castle for discharge with Tuberculosis

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal