Eric Lindsay MAGILL

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Service Number:	474
Enlisted:	1 October 1914, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	7th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Natimuk, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales
Schooling:	Tooau East State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds - to left leg, jaw and right resulting in Septicemia, St Elmo's Hospital, Malta, 20 October 1915
Cemetery:	Pieta Military Cemetery Plot A, Row XV1, Grave 2 Headstone inscription reads: Loved by all we miss you sadly at home may you rest well, Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Parkes & District Cenotaph, Parkes District Roll of Honor, Parkes RSL Roll of Honour

1 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 474, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
19 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 474, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ajana, Sydney
19 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 474, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: ''
15 Jun 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Light Horse Regiment, In the field
27 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Light Horse Regiment, In the field
10 Oct 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 474, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Severe wounds to the left leg and jaw and right arm
20 Oct 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 474, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 474 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-10-20

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His Next of Kin advised that he was born at Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia.

He was 22 and the son of William John and Malvina Magill, of Bogan Gate, New South Wales.

Son of Willian John and Malvina Magill of Bogan Gate, NSW

Next of kin given as H.King of West Netherdon, Wisham, Scotland

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal