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HASTINGS, Keith Hamilton
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 867, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Army Pay Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Forbes, New South Wales, 2 December 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 867, 31st Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 867, 31st Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A62' Wandilla from Melbourne on 9th November 1915, disembarking Suez, Egypt on 7th December 1915. | |
| 11 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Headquarters Staff | |
| 10 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
| 1 Sep 1916: |
Promoted
AIF WW1, Sergeant, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Was promoted to a Staff Sergeant (Temporary) on 1st September 1917 and an ERS Staff Sergeant on 31st March 1918. The ERS (Evaluation Reporting System) identifies officers and noncommissioned officers who are best qualified for promotion and assignments to positions of higher responsibility. ERS also identifies Soldiers who should be kept on active duty, those who should be retained in grade, and those who should be eliminated. |
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| 1 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
| 27 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
| 27 Dec 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
| 12 Nov 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Embarked for return to Australia on HMT Orvieto from England on 12th November 1919, disembarking Melbourne 1920. | |
| 23 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, Army Pay Corps (AIF) |
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Married Florence Elizabeth PATON (Sister AANS WW1) on 29th January 1923.
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