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Served with the AIF in the Middle East during WW2 & later in the ACMF (Reserves) from 1954-66

David was born on 8 January 1919, the son of David Hamilton Pile & Dorrit Louise Yorke Pile née Sparks (later Cudmore), and was educated at the Queen's College in North Adelaide

On 20 May 1940 at the age of 21, David, a Commercial Artist, enlisted in the AIF as SX3384 Private

His postings & promotions include ;

7th Division Signals : 23 May 1940

2/27th Battalion : 28 May 1940
- Embarked for the Middle East from Adelaide : 20 October 1940
- Disembarked in Egypt : 24 November 1940
- Involved in the Syria-Lebanon Campaign : 8 June-14 July 1941
- Admitted (exhaustion) to 1 Aus Gen Hospital : 15 June 1941
- To 1 Convalescent Depot : 22 June 1941
- Admitted (swelling of groin) to 1 Aus Gen Hospital : 1 September 1941
- To 1 Convalescent Depot : 7 September 1941
Medically Classified as Class "B" (fit for duties other than active service with field formations) : 20 November 1941

Depot Battalion : 24 November 1941

21st Australian Infantry Training Battalion : 26 November 1941

Army Pay Corps Chief Paymasters Section (Middle East) : 15 December 1941
- Embarked for return to Australia from Egypt : 19 February 1942
- Promoted Corporal : 21 February 1942
- Disembarked in Adelaide : 28 March 1942

Army Pay Corps Chief Paymasters Section : 28 March 1942
- Dett to 3 Australian Corps CPM WA Lines of Communication : 25 August 1942
- Dett to 137 General Transport Company : 8 October 1942
- Appointed Lance Sergeant : 8 October 1942

Engineer Training Depot : 2 January 1943

3 Australian Corps School 'Pay Duties' : 13 June 1944
- 3 July 1944
Medically Classified as Class "A" (fully fit for duties) : 3 July 1944

2/27th Battalion : 13 August 1944
- Dett to First Australian Army, Australian Army Service Corps School (Special Clerical Course) : 29 October 1944
- Qualified as Army Clerk (though more suited for Draughtsman than Clerk)
- Dett to LHQ School of Military Intelligence (War Course) : 29 April 1945
- Not qualified (placed 49 or 51 students)

David discharged from the AIF on 7 December 1945

On 28 September 1954 at the age of 35 (claiming to be 29 & born on 8 January 1924), and going by David Mark Hamilton-Pile, he enlisted in the ACMF as 4/20452 Sergeant

This time in his records is limited, though it appears he served with the 9th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, 1 Royal South Australian Regiment later 10 Royal South Australian Regiment (ACMF) Central Command & was granted a commission, being promoted to Lieutenant WEF 1 February 1960

David was placed upon the Central Command retired list WEF 9 January 1966

David passed away in South Australia on 24 May 1991 at the age of 72