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DALGARNO, Percy Alexander

Service Numbers:	2503, 18, V4602
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, 5th Battalion, H.Q. Sigs.
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	Australian Army Service Corps
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 3 April 1883
Home Town:	Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling:	Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Ironmonger
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 8 May 1965, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated remains placed in Cemetery location Boronia, Wall ZE, Niche 51
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World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2503, 5th Infantry Battalion, 5th Battalion, H.Q. Sigs.
21 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 18, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 18, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne
7 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2503, 10th Australian Army Service Corps, Embarked at Alexandria, per S.S. Cameronian, for Dardanelles
1 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Service Corps AIF, Taken on Strength of 26th Company Australian Army Service Corps, from 10th Company Australian Army Service Corps.
1 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2503, Australian Army Service Corps, 26th Company, Australian Army Service Corps. Embarked Alexandria, per S.S. Haverford, and disembarked Marseilles, France on 10 June, 1916.
24 Sep 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2503, Australian Army Service Corps, 26th Company AASC Embarked Taranto, Italy. Departed Suez 13 October, 1918, arrived in Melbourne 23 November, 1918, per H.T. Devon. Furlough List "L" of Returning Soldiers
21 Jan 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2503, Australian Army Service Corps, 26th Company, Australian Army Service Corps. Received Star, British War & Victory Medals

World War 2 Service

23 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, V4602

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