William John HATHAWAY

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Service Number:	1860
Enlisted:	20 March 1916, Claremont, Tas.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Woodsdale, Tasmania, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Nugent, Glamorgan/Spring Bay, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 13 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

20 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1860, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas.
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1860, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
8 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1860, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart
11 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1860, 40th Infantry Battalion, GSW left shoulder. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 18 September 1917.
13 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1860, 40th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, Killed in action

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