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Service Number:	2831
Enlisted:	24 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	South Australia, Austrlia, 1893
Home Town:	Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Row C, Grave 1
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

24 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2831, Depot Battalion
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2831, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2831, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2831, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2831 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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