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HARRINGTON, Leonard

Service Numbers:	4451, S1110
Enlisted:	23 February 1916
Last Rank:	Warrant Officer Class 1
Last Unit:	2nd Australian Motor Transport Workshops (2nd AIF)
Born:	Sheffield, England, 15 February 1894
Home Town:	Fullarton, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	30 October 1978, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Kingscote Cemetery (Kangaroo Island), S.A. Plot 637
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World War 1 Service

23 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4451, 28th Infantry Battalion
31 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4451, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
31 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4451, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle
8 Feb 1920:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4451, 28th Infantry Battalion, Retuned to Australia

World War 2 Service

14 Aug 1940:	Involvement Warrant Officer Class 1, S1110
14 Aug 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 1, S1110
14 Aug 1940:	Enlisted Cheltenham, SA
27 Aug 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 1, S1110, 2nd Australian Motor Transport Workshops (2nd AIF), A E M E

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Biography contributed by VWM Australia

Enlisted in WWI under alias Charles Johnson