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B.A. : Lieutenant, 34th Battn., A.I.F., France. Enlisting 25th July, 1916, as lieutenant and sailing in November, joined battn. in the Ypres sector, 31st August, 1917, and served till death. Killed in Action, Passchendaele, 12th October, 1917. Commemorated in Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Early education at Newtown and Cleveland St. Superior Public Schools.
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1875Birth in Parkes -- NSW, Australia 8 July 1875
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?Early education at Cleveland Street Public School, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia
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?Early education at Newtown Public School, Newtown, NSW, Australia
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1899Married 11 Jan 1899
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1909Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1909
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1916Assistant Teacher at East Maitland High School -- NSW, Australia 1916
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1916Enlisted 25 Jul 1916
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?Military service as Lieutenant at France --, France
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1917Death in Ypres (Passchendaele) --, Belgium 12 October 1917
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