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Service Number:	2160
Enlisted:	26 April 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Northfield, South Australia, Australia , 26 January 1889
Home Town:	Dry Creek, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 February 1917, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres III E 18
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

26 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2160, 50th Infantry Battalion
12 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2160, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
13 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2160, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
19 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 2160, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2160 awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-02-19

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