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CARRATT, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4994 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Apprentice Fitter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Assevillers New British Cemetery III B 2, Assevillers New British Cemetery, Assevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cooks Hill Life Saving & Surf Club War Memorial, Cooks Hill Lifesaving & Surf Club War Memorial, Junction Soldier's Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4994, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 4994, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 4994, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Harriet CARRATT, 56 Burwood Road, Burwood, New South Wales.
PRIVATE WILLIAM CARRATT
of the 30th Battalion, was killed in action in France on August 28.He was 19 years of age and enlisted in October, 1916, sailed May, 1917, and spent several months in England prior to going to France. He was a native of Concord, and son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Carratt, Burwood road, Burwood, and brother of Mrs. M. Soult, James-street, Fairfield.
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