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RIDDELL, Arthur John Ernest

Service Number:	3119
Enlisted:	11 October 1916, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 10 February 1894
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Drug clerk
Died:	Natural causes, Manilla, New South Wales, Australia, 1 September 1961, aged 67 years
Cemetery:	Manilla Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia
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World War 1 Service

11 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3119, 35th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, New South Wales
24 Jan 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3119, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3119, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney
12 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Pioneer Battalion
6 Jun 1918:	Wounded Merris (France), GSW (right leg)
16 Feb 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Pay Corps (AIF)
10 Dec 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Pioneer Battalion
19 Jun 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3119, 3rd Pioneer Battalion

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