AIREY, William Robert Richard John
| Service Number: | 2897 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 July 1915, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 5 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Wellington Square State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 August 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bushy Park H. Jones & Co. Ltd. Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Hobart, Tasmania | |
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| 22 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT A20 Hororata from Melbourne | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2897, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2897, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Summary of Service
Born Launceston, Tas.
Son of Robert James and Sarah AIREY
Of 100 Wellington St., Launceston, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
Enlisted: 22 July 1915
Embarkation: 27 September 1915 from Melbourne per “Hororata’
Age: 22 years
Served in Egypt & France
Killed in Action: 19-22 August 1916
Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Photograph Tasmania Weekly Courier 07 March 1918 Insert 5
Submitted 29 January 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William was born on 5th September 1893 in Launceston, Tasmania
His parents were Robert AIREY and Sarah RUSDEN
Biography
12 Battalion
Rank - Private
7 January 1916 - Taken on strength at Tel el Kebir
29 March 1916 - Proceeded to join B.E.F from Alexandria
5 April 1916 - Disembarked at Marseilles
3 June 1916 - AWOL 2.5 hours. Fined 3 days full pay
Son of Robert James and Sarah Airey, of 29 Tamar Street, Launceston, Tasmania
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