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Service Number:	849
Enlisted:	11 February 1915, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Goornong, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Goornong, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Goornong District Honor Roll WW1, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

11 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 849, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 849, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 849, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
25 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 849, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
19 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Belgium
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 849, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 849, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 849, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 849 awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-04

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