13th April 1915

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"September 1919. Man overboard. Lowering a boat containing 3rd Officer, doctor and four of the ship's crew. While returning to Australian on HMAT Boorara, an unidentified private became temporarily insane and dived overboard. A party searched the water for an hour but was unable to locate him and the ship proceeded without him."

Reference: Australian War Memorial

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