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DANKS, William Haydn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 480 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Railway Unit (AIF) |
| Born: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, September 1886 |
| Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver (Victorian Railways) |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 480, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked Corporal, 480, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Tserkezidis
William Haydn Danks became Registered Player Number 0428 at VFA club Port Melbourne in 1910 and went on to play in 45 senior games. He was an engine driver with Victorian Railways and later enlisted with the AIF Railway Unit at the age of 30 years & 3 months on 16 December 1916. He survived the war and was discharged on 19 December 1919.
(Port Melbourne Football Club Heritage Museum)