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GILL, Melvin John

Service Numbers:	3241, S74891
Enlisted:	20 April 1916
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	8th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Bayots Wells, SA, 5 May 1897
Home Town:	Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	23 October 1945, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

20 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3241, 32nd Infantry Battalion
27 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 3241, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Malakuta, Adelaide
27 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 3241, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3241, 31st Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

17 Apr 1942:	Involvement Lance Corporal, S74891, 8th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
17 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Renmark, SA
17 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, S74891
2 Nov 1944:	Discharged

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