Andrew Ringin (SN 2182) born at Mortchup, was a 19 year old labourer when he enlisted in Ballarat on March 31st 1916. He embarked aboard the Shropshire on September 25th and travelled first to England and then to France in December to begin service with the 39th Infantry Battalion. In February 1917 he was severely wounded suffering multiple gunshot wounds and evacuated to hospital in England where it was found necessary to amputate his left leg above the knee. Consequently, he was returned to Australia aboard the Karoola, disembarked at Melbourne on January 10th 1918 and was discharged on February 15th ‘medically unfit, wounded.’