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Service Number:	3512
Enlisted:	3 April 1916, Geelong, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Inverleigh, Golden Plains, Victoria
Schooling:	Inverleigh State School No. 1147, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 9 August 1918
Cemetery:	Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 17,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inverleigh & District Residents Roll of Honor, Inverleigh Independent Order of Rechabites Pictorial Honour Roll, Inverleigh Parish of Inverleigh Honor Roll, Inverleigh State School Roll of Honor, Inverleigh War Memorial

3 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3512, 29th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
1 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 3512, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 3512, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
8 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3512, 29th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
27 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3512, 29th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, SW to left leg and head. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit in France 14 July 1918.
9 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3512, 29th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, SW to left leg. Evacuated to 20th CCS situated at Vignacourt, where he died of his wounds later the same day.

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