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B.D .S .; D.D.S. (Penn.) : Captain, 15th Battn., A.I.F., France. Enlisting in October, 1915, and sailing in May, 1916, as lieutenant and second in command 14th A.L.H. Regt., which in England was distributed amongst various Queensland Infantry Battns., joined 9th at Perham Downs. Crossing to Albert in March, 1917, transferred to 15th Battn. in May, was promoted captain to command B Coy. 22nd September and served till demobilisation. S.U. Scouts: Private, 1905-06; second-lieutenant, 1910. Lieutenant, 15th (afterwards 1st) A.L.H. Regt., A.M.F., 1913. Returned to 1st A.L.H. in March, 1919. Early education at Mt. Morgan and Rockhampton State, and Brisbane Grammar Schools.
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?Early education at Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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?Early education at Mt. Morgan School, Mount Morgan, QLD, Australia
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?Early education at Rockhampton State High School, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia
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?Tertiary education at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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1909Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1909
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1915Enlisted 1 Oct 1915
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?Military service as Captain at France --, France
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