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TRIPNEY, Eric Montague

Service Numbers:	4232, 47472
Enlisted:	28 December 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	School of Administration (RAAF)
Born:	Gladstone, South Australia, 10 August 1898
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Locomotive Engine Cleaner (S.A.R)
Died:	Natural causes, Magill, South Australia, 1 March 1973, aged 74 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Peterborough 'LOCO' S.A.R. Roll of Honor, Peterborough St Peter's Anglican Church Roll of Honour WW1, Peterborough War Memorial, Terowie Institute Honour Board, Terowie Public School Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

28 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4232, Adelaide, South Australia
9 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4232, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
9 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4232, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide
16 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4232, 27th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

5 Feb 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 47472, Adelaide, South Australia
5 Feb 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 47472
4 Oct 1945:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 47472, School of Administration (RAAF)

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