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Service Number:	1799
Enlisted:	20 May 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	London England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer and telephone mechanic
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 5 April 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	St Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, France Plot X, Row C, Grave 7,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

20 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1799, 23rd Infantry Battalion
16 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 1799, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 1799, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
5 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 1799, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1799 awm_unit: 15th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-05

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