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COVENTRY, Robert Petrie

Service Numbers:	5455, V80590
Enlisted:	9 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria.
Last Rank:	Warrant Officer Class 2
Last Unit:	Australian Army Medical Corps (2nd AIF)
Born:	Forfarshire, Scotland, 14 June 1895
Home Town:	Frankston, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of Illness, Victoria, Victoria, Australia, 5 October 1945, aged 50 years
Cemetery:	Frankston Memorial Park and Cemetery Pres., D., 642., Frankston Cemetery, Frankston, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

9 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5455, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria.
1 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5455, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne
1 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5455, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
16 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5455, 24th Infantry Battalion, GSW (left leg)
27 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5455, 24th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

5 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Private, V80590, Melbourne, Victoria
5 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 1, V80590
6 Oct 1939:	Involvement Private, V80590
12 Mar 1943:	Discharged Warrant Officer Class 2, V80590, Australian Army Medical Corps (2nd AIF), 107th Australian General Hospital

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