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FERNS, William Morton
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3727 |
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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 |
Service History
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: '' | |
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23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3727, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Help us honour William Morton Ferns's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography 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.