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23h 37min, mar 4, 1915 y - Captain Percy Herbert Cherry Enlists

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Captain Percy Herbert Cherry with permision from his father, enlisted in Franklin, Tasmania. He was posted to D Company, 26 Battalion as quartermaster-sergeant, with the service number 1023 at only 19 and 8 months. He was seen as too young - barely 20 - to claim a position in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF).

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23h 37min, mar 4, 1915 y
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~ 110 years ago