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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Surname: Erskine
Given name: William K
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DOB:  1843
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Civil Occupation: Seaman

SERVICE INFORMATION

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Service: Navy
Conflict: Victorian Naval Reserve Forces
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Place of Oath: Sandridge, Victoria
Date of Discharge: 1885
Rank of Discharge: Seaman
Regt/Ship/Sqdn: HMVS Cerberus
Fate: Returned to Australia
Area of Service: Australia

PRISONER OF WAR DETAILS

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Awards/Honours: None Recorded
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Veteran Story: William was born in 1843. He stood 5' 9" tall, had a dark complexion and dark eyes. His occupation was a seaman and he had been employed as a Stevedore working on the wharves in Sandridge Victoria. He lived at Sandridge Beach and enlisted in 1871 and resigned in 1885.
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