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ALCORN, Robert Mandeville

Service Number:	N77866
Enlisted:	23 September 1914, Royal Army Medical Corps, Lieutenant, wounded May 1917 (shrapnel wounds to scalp, left arm, hand and foot) - discharged September 1917 and returned to Australia.
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	Royal Australian Army Medical Corps (post WW2)
Born:	West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 27 September 1887
Home Town:	West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales
Schooling:	Maitland High School and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland
Occupation:	Medical Practitioner
Died:	Natural causes, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 19 February 1961, aged 73 years
Cemetery:	Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Cremated - East Terrace 3 Wall 10
Memorials:	Maitland High School Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

23 Sep 1914:	Enlisted British Forces (All Conflicts), Royal Army Medical Corps, Lieutenant, wounded May 1917 (shrapnel wounds to scalp, left arm, hand and foot) - discharged September 1917 and returned to Australia.
17 Jun 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Medical Officers
5 Oct 1918:	Involvement Captain, Medical Officers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Zealandic embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
5 Oct 1918:	Embarked Captain, Medical Officers, SS Zealandic, Melbourne
18 Dec 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, HT Königin Luise, England for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney 7 February 1920
1 May 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1

World War 2 Service

30 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), N77866, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps (post WW2), Paddington
6 Jan 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), N77866, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps (post WW2), Major

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