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RIVERS, Alfred William

Service Numbers:	2303, S73810
Enlisted:	28 November 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Bristol, England, 26 September 1894
Home Town:	Wallaroo, Copper Coast, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engine cleaner
Died:	South Australia, 21 November 1959, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Wallaroo Cemetery, S.A. General Section ~ Block 1160.
Memorials:	Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Wallaroo Lloyd Memorial 'Welsh' Congregational Church Honour Board, Wallaroo St Mary The Virgin Anglican Church Memorial Certificate, Wallaroo WW1 Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

28 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Reinforcements WW1
1 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2303, 4th Field Ambulance, HMAT Botanist, Adelaide
1 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2303, 4th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: ''
28 Feb 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4th Field Ambulance

World War 2 Service

15 Apr 1942:	Involvement Private, S73810
15 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Wallaroo, SA
15 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S73810
8 Mar 1943:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S73810, 7th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

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