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Eric Stanley EGGINS

Regimental number2799
Date of birth8 October 1895
Place of birthAlumny Creek, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressMaroochydore, Yandina, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Evelyn Maud Miriam Eggins, Harwood Island, New South Wales
Enlistment date6 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 October 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Listed on Alumny Creek Public School & District Roll of Honor ('For God, For King, For Country').
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death18 December 1955
Age at death60
Place of burialWoombye Cemetery

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