Malcolm John MARCHANT

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Service Numbers:	66, 324
Enlisted:	17 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mannanarie, South Australia, 11 March 1883
Home Town:	North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Propector
Died:	Hanson, South Australia, 7 February 1957, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Copley Leigh Creek District Honour Roll, North Adelaide Christ Church Honour Board, Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 66, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse

17 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 324, Enlisted at Adelaide
11 Nov 1915:	Involvement Driver, 324, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1915:	Embarked Driver, 324, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Katuna, Adelaide
14 Nov 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 324

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16 July 1917 - Returned to Australia on board Kanowra

1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Suffered with Pleurosy through out his service overseas

16 October 1915 - Married Alison Paatience Field in St Augustines Church, Unley

RSL Information

When he enlisted he was living at 147 Childers Street, North Adelaide

31 March 1923 - Joined Farrells Flat Sub Branch

March 1958 - Transferred to Burra Sub Branch