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Service Number:	5980
Enlisted:	12 February 1916, Townsville, Queensland
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Irvinebank, Queensland, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Irvinebank, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling:	Irvinebank State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 3 November 1917
Cemetery:	Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium XXXVII F 21,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Irvinebank Roll of Honor

12 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5980, Townsville, Queensland
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5980, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
8 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5980, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane
3 Nov 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5980, 9th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5980 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-11-03

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