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BECKER, William Henry

Service Numbers:	1397, 4252, S213240
Enlisted:	23 April 1940, Wayville, SA
Last Rank:	Lance Sergeant
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Quorn, South Australia , 12 November 1897
Home Town:	North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Laborer
Died:	5 July 1961, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval
Memorials:	Mildura Cenotaph, Mildura Workingmans Club War Memorial

World War 1 Service

22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1397, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Berrima, Melbourne
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1397, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
7 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4252, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
7 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4252, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne

World War 2 Service

23 Apr 1940:	Involvement Lance Sergeant, S213240
23 Apr 1940:	Enlisted Wayville, SA
23 Apr 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, S213240
15 Aug 1944:	Discharged

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