William Morton FERNS

FERNS, William Morton

Service Number: 3727
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
Born: West Derby district of Liverpool, Lancashire, England, 1878
Home Town: Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Metalier
Died: Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery: New Irish Farm Cemetery
Plot XXXI, Row F, Grave No. 14
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board
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World War 1 Service

23 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 3727, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 3727, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Births Sep 1878 Ferns William Morten W. Derby 8b 303

Biography contributed by VWM Australia

Soldier was re-buried at New Irish Farm Cemtary after the war.