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Eric Lionel BILLINGHURST

Regimental number1013
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBeetaloo Valley, Crystal Brook, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.2
Height5' 6"
Weight129 lbs
Next of kinFather, H. Billinghurst, Beetaloo Valley, Crystal Brook, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 December 1914
Place of enlistmentOaklands, Adelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 15 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date26 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Orari', 15 May 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 26 June 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 26 August 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death20 June 1966
SourcesNAA: B2455, BILLINGHURST Eric Lionel

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