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V.D., B.A., LL.B. : Lieutenant-Colonel, 18th Battn., A.I.F., Egypt. Enlisting 16th March, 1915, and sailing 25th June as lieutenaxitcolonel in command of battn., served till invalided to Australia, arriving 13th December. South African War : Captain, 3rd N.S.W. Mounted Rifles, 1901-2. A.M.F. : Colonel, 1st November, 1919. Early education at Fort St. High School.