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PORTORS, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 725 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1914, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tumbarumba, NSW, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Glenroy, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Para Typhoid, 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 17 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery M 78, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rosewood Memorial Gates, Tumbarumba District Roll of Honour WW1, Tumbarumba Union Jack School Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 725, 1st Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 725, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 725, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mark and Eliza PORTERS, Tumbauumba, New South Wales
YOU HAVE GONE DEAR WILL BUT NOT FORGOTTEN NOT LOST BUT GONE BEFORE
TUMBERUMBA, Wednesday.— Private William Portors, who died of fever in Egypt, was one of the first who enlisted here. He was of splendid physique, and had been a farmer at Rosewood.