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MITTON, Eric Laird

Service Numbers:	2370, S66202
Enlisted:	4 October 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Hyde Park, South Australia , 12 April 1894
Home Town:	Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	1 September 1962, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	North Brighton Cemetery, S.A.
Memorials:	Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Wasleys and District Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

4 Oct 1915:	Enlisted
9 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 2370, 32nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide
9 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 2370, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Driver, 2370, 48th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

29 Mar 1942:	Involvement Private, S66202, 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
29 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Adelaide, SA
29 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S66202
12 Aug 1944:	Discharged

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