William Henry MICHEL

William Henry MICHEL Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

MICHEL, William Henry

Service Number:	3912
Enlisted:	21 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hotham, Victoria, 10 June 1880
Home Town:	Wendouree, Ballarat North, Victoria
Schooling:	Wendouree State School
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 25 July 1916, aged 36 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

21 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3912, Melbourne, Victoria
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3912, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3912, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
25 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3912, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

Help us honour William Henry Michel's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Biography

"...3912 Private William Henry Michel, 5th Battalion from Melbourne, Victoria. A 35 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 21 July 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 12th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 23 November 1915 aboard HMAT Ceramic. After arriving in France in March 1916, he was killed in action at Pozieres on 25 July 1916 and is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France with others who have no known grave." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

Virtual
War Memorial
Australia