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Alwin Martin HILBIG

Regimental number2432
Date of birth23 September 1882
Place of birthEudunda, South Australia
SchoolEudunda Public School, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFruitgrower
AddressLoxton, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs Margaret Maud Hilbig, Loxton, South Australia
Enlistment date12 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name48th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/65/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 28 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 April 1918
Discharge date11 July 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded, Hollebeke, 18 February 1918; invalided to Tooting Military Hospital, London; discharged in Australia as medically unfit.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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