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ECKERT, Alfred Oswald
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 62167, S80406 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Quorn, SA, 3 October 1898 |
| Home Town: | Mount Barker, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | 24 December 1973, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Barker Cemetery, S.A. Section A, Plot 35 |
| Memorials: | Flaxley WW2 Honour Roll, Macclesfield ANZAC Memorial Gardens, Quorn Remembrance of Those Who Served in the Great War Honour Board, Quorn School Roll of Honor WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 62167, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: SS Gaika embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 6 Aug 1918: | Embarked Private, 62167, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, SS Gaika, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 62167 |
World War 2 Service
| 23 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, S80406, 4th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
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| 23 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S80406 | |
| 23 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Mount Barker, SA | |
| 25 Sep 1945: | Discharged |
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