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Eric DIFFEN

Regimental number24576
Date of birth31 July 1895
Place of birthNortham, Western Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFireman
AddressWoodbridge Terrace, Midland Junction, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Diffen, Woodbridge Terrace, Midland Junction, Western Australia
Previous military service37th Battery Australian Field Artillery
Enlistment date1 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column 3, Section 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/91/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 27 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Divisional Ammunition Column
FateReturned to Australia 1 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II as WX2556: enlisted 3 May 1940; discharged as Sapper, 2nd Australian Railway Construction Company, Mechanical Engineers, 18 February 1944.

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