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MILROY, William Henry

Service Numbers:	1259, W242840
Enlisted:	22 June 1915
Last Rank:	Warrant Officer Class 1
Last Unit:	10 Garrison Battalion (WA)
Born:	Albany, Western Australia, 21 July 1891
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Scotch College, Western Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Perth, Western Australia, 12 December 1978, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Lawn 5, 8/55
Memorials:	Nedlands Scotch College WW1 Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

22 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1259, 10th Light Horse Regiment
1 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 1259, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
1 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 1259, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle
22 Jan 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 10th Light Horse Regiment
9 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Imperial Camel Corps , appointed T/Sgt 12 Sep 1916, reverting to L/Cpl 10 Oct 1916; then T/Sgt 14 Feb 1917 then Sergeant 1 Mar 1917
7 Jul 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 14th Light Horse Regiment
12 Feb 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant Major, 14th Light Horse Regiment, initially promoted to Temporary SSM, to be SSM (rank confirmed) 1 Apr 1919
3 Jan 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 2, 1259, 14th Light Horse Regiment

World War 2 Service

9 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 1, W242840
14 Jun 1943:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 1, W242840, 10 Garrison Battalion (WA)

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