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BINNEY, Walter James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2764 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Willunga, South Australia, 31 December 1868 |
| Home Town: | Willunga, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 11 May 1928, aged 59 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Willunga Cheer Up Society Pictorial Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2764, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 25 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2764, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2764, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide | |
| 1 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2764, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to choronic Rheumatitism |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Binney and Elizabeth Ferris Binney nee Elliott of Willinga, SA
Brother of Godfrey John Binney, Elsie Mabel Binney, Martin Henry Binney, Vinrace William Binney, Leonard Boundy Binney, Florence Annie Binney, Laura Mildred Binney, Frances Binney, Lydia Binney and Jessie Evelyn Binney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Returned to Australia on 4 May 1917 aboard HT Militades
Also served as a volunteer in the Mounted Rifles for four years and was a member of the Willunga Rifle Club
Biography
Son of John and Elizabeth BINNEY
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