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MEAD, Francis William

Service Numbers:	1576, V80232
Enlisted:	22 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12 Garrison Battalion (VIC)
Born:	Auckland, New Zealand, 11 July 1887
Home Town:	Sebastopol, Ballarat North, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Horse trainer
Died:	Natural causes, Queenscliff, Victoria, 4 August 1952, aged 65 years
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria
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World War 1 Service

22 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1576, Adelaide, South Australia
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1576, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1576, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
6 Jan 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1576, 9th Light Horse Regiment

World War 2 Service

3 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Private, V80232, Melbourne, Victoria
3 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V80232
29 Oct 1940:	Discharged Private, V80232, 12 Garrison Battalion (VIC)

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