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MITTON, Eric Laird
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2370, S66202 |
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Enlisted: | 4 October 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Born: | Hyde Park, South Australia , 12 April 1894 |
Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
Died: | 1 September 1962, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
North Brighton Cemetery, S.A. |
Memorials: | Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Wasleys and District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Oct 1915: | Enlisted | |
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9 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2370, 32nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide | |
9 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2370, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 2370, 48th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
29 Mar 1942: | Involvement Private, S66202, 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
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29 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
29 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S66202 | |
12 Aug 1944: | Discharged |
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