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Born: 19 September 1882

Died: 6 February 1947

An accountant who enlisted in the AIF on 16 August 1915. He embarked for Egypt on 2 November 1915 and arrived in early December 1915.

He was allocated to the 55th Battalion which moved to France in late June 1916. He was wounded (left shoulder and right foot) in action on 29 September 1917. At the time, the 55th Battalion was in the front line defending ground captured three days earlier at Polygon Wood.

He was evacuated to England for treatment and convalescence. Following retraining in England, he returned to his unit on 10 April 1918.

He embarked for Australia on 8 May 1919 and arrived on 26 June 1919. He was discharged from the AIF on 18 August 1919. [JSB]

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